Outside the Beltway

Boris Johnson seems to be the leader in the race to replace Theresa May as Conservative Party leader. Whether that’s a good thing is another question.

The White House claims to want to talk to Iran but the President’s actions make clear that negotiation is the furthest thing from his mind.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

Right now, polling indicates that the American public is reluctant to support impeachment of the President but it’s possible that could change.

Newly discovered evidence shows that foreign governments have expanded their leasing of space from at least one Trump-owned office building in New York City.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

The other shoe has dropped.

The Israeli prime minister is engaging in a familiar but dangerous gambit to retain power.

Many are calling for the UK Prime Minister’s ouster. But the problem is Brexit itself, not any one leader.

Labor law has not kept up with our changing economy.

Disgraced former Chief Justice of Alabama Roy Moore is apparently “seriously considering” running for Senate in 2020.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

New polling clearly indicates that the President is losing the battle for public opinion over the government shutdown.

New polling indicates that President Trump is getting the blame for the ongoing government shutdown.

In a small, but meaningful, step, the Senate has rebuked the Administration’s policies toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.

President Trump’s job approval numbers continue to be worse than those of any President since the end of World War Two.

CNN fires back in the Administration’s ongoing war with the news media.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

A Senate race in Mississippi could end up being the deciding factor in the battle for control of the Senate.

President Trump is preparing to scrap a thirty-year-old treaty that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. It would be a foolish mistake.

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

A Soyuz mission sending two men to the International Space Station was forced to abort shortly after launch. Fortunately, the American and Russian on board returned safely to Earth.

Last Tuesday, Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain a document he needed. He hasn’t been seen since.

At least for the moment, the fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court appears to be helping Republicans rally their base for November. The question is whether it will last after the fight is over.

While one must give the benefit of the doubt to Ted Cruz, the Senate race in Texas is getting very interesting.

A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.

With less than two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Jobs growth in August was slightly better than expected, but still nothing overly impressive.

New polling seems to show a significant shift toward Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.

The military regime in Myanmar has sentenced two reporters to prison for reporting on the repression of the Rohingya Muslims.

As the midterms get closer, the public’s perception of the President’s job performance is getting worse.

With just 72 days to go until Election Day, the chances that the Democrats will take control of at least one chamber of Congress are looking quite good.

Donald Trump is now attacking his own appointee to head the Federal Reserve Board.

There’s been a noticeable drop in foreign tourism to the United States since Donald Trump became President.

The Trump Administration continues to insist that North Korea is violating promises that it clearly never made.

Trump’s trade war will claw back 25% of the growth in GDP, slightly more than 20% of the wage growth and more than wipe out all the jobs his tax cuts would provide.

New polling shows that the ground looks fertile for Democrats in the fall.

The President was up late last night sending an incredibly over-the-top tweet directed at Iran.

In trying to assess the Helsinki press conference, a blast from the past deserves a second look.

Three new polls show that Republicans basically agree with the leader of their party when it comes to the issue of Russian interference in American elections.

What was once a rare symbol of national mourning has become so commonplace as to be meaningless.

Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.

After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.

Poland makes the U.S. and NATO an offer they might want to consider refusing.

The numbers suggests that the administration isn’t too interested in talking.

The Generic Congressional Ballot has tightened in some recent polls, but on average the battle for control of Congress continues to favor Democrats.

An oak sapling brought to the United States by French President Macron went missing over the weekend. The reason for its disappearance has been answered.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.