Outside the Beltway

Iraqi military forces begin to crack down against Iraqi Kurds after last month’s independence referendum.

Downplaying earlier reports, the National Football League is shooting down reports that it would move to force players to stand for the National Anthem.

After Sunday’s referendum, the government of Catalonia says it may declare independence from Spain as early as Monday. However, it’s likely to be a completely meaningless act.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

Donald Trump’s increasingly confrontational rhetoric regarding North Korea is leading to similar rhetoric from the DPRK, and concern among top diplomats.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

More stupid, irresponsible rhetoric from the President of the United States.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

A new poll shows that most Americans want Republicans want to move on from their failed effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.

A legendary statesman has passed.

The latest CBO score for the American Health Care Act is bad news for Republicans.

President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.

Soon visitors to the White House will be able to see Donald Trump’s “yuge” election win on display for all to see.

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

The North Koreans failed to successfully test a longer-range missile again yesterday, but tensions on the Korean Peninsula seem destined to increase in any case.

Donald Trump discovers reality.

The first scorecard for President Trump’s first economic quarter in office isn’t exactly very good.

North Korea is threatening another nuclear test, the United States is threatening retaliation, and China is warning of a ‘gathering storm’ on the Korean Peninsula.

Has China finally had enough of North Korea?

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is set to become the latest member of the NATO alliance despite the fact that there is seemingly no good reason for it.

Another major change for the Boy Scouts.

Despite campaign promises, President Trump appears to be putting off any immediate decision on the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

Another set of revelations shows that the Clinton campaign has yet to put the email story behind it.

Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.

The one with the better convention seems to have lost ground over the last two weeks.

The worst convention in history has given Trump a yuuge bounce.

While a Clinton landslide seems obvious after the dumpster fire of a Republican convention, the race is close.

The wave of Ramadan attacks continues, including a strike near the second holiest site in Islam.

A massive attack hits Istanbul’s airport.

Hillary Clinton has a slight lead in national polling over Donald Trump as the battle for the White House really begins.

Several recent polls have shown the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tightening, but it likely means far less than the media hype makes it sound like.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

If you think this campaign has been awful, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

With President Obama becoming the first American President to visit Cuba in 88 years, a new poll finds majority support for his changes in Cuba policy.

The President could nominate someone to fill the vacancy created by Antonin Scalia’s death as soon a next week, but Republicans in the Senate remain firmly committed to their decision to deny the as yet unnamed nominee any consideration.

Another poll shows that most Americans would prefer that the vacancy on the Supreme Court be filled by President Obama than that it be left open for the next President to fill, but other factors make it unlikely the Senate will act.

The American people do not seem to support the Republican position on whether President Obama’s expected Supreme Court nominee should get proper consideration by the Senate.