Outside the Beltway

There were few fireworks during the first day of public impeachment hearings, but the ground work for a case against the President was laid.

In a few short hours, the House Intelligence Committee begins the public phase of its impeachment inquiry.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

Thirty years ago today, history took off in a brand new direction.

Jeff Sessions entered the race for the GOP nomination for Senate in Alabama by heaping obsequious and pathetic praise on a man who had spent two years insulting him publicly and privately

Caught in the middle of the Ukraine scandal, the President”s lawyer has gotten his own lawyers.

Jeff Sessions is running to win back his old Senate seat, putting into play the possibility of a clash with President Trump.

The proof of a quid pro quo is coming from inside the President’s own Administration.

The man who sparked the investigation into the President’s illegal conduct has been outed in a futile attempt to discredit it.

Former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly considering running for his old Senate seat.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

A Federal District Court Judge gave the House of Representatives, and the nation, a big win yesterday.

What started out as a joke on the campaign trail has turned into a serious legal argument being made to a Federal Judge by an attorney for the President.

As American forces retreat, Russia and Turkey are dividing up northern Syria like,well,a turkey.

A top U.S. diplomat involved in Ukraine policy confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo regarding U.S aid to Ukraine.

New polling is showing increased public support for President Trump’s impeachment and removal

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

American negotiators are claiming a ceasefire in northern Syria. The Turks, Syrians, and Russians are the winners, the Kurds are the losers, and we look like schmucks.

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

As he reaches his 1,000th day in office, Trump’s lies pile up at an astronomical rate.

The third part of a long, but connected, set of thoughts.

New testimony from a former Trump adviser details how Rudy Giuliani was able to hijek American foreign policy.

As the Turkish invasion of northern Syria continues, Donald Trump responds with basically nothing.

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report adds to the evidence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Turkish forces advance, American forces retreat, the Kurds seek new allies, and Syria and Russia come out the winners.

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, had a lot to say when she testified before Congress yesterday.

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is under criminal investigation by the same office he once headed as U.S. Attorney.

New reports indicated that the President’s contacts with Ukraine’s President set off alarm bells inside the White House.

Two associates of President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani were arrested on their way out of the country, and the question is what connection Giuliani may have to the reasons behind their arrest.

Republicans face a choice. Do they put their country first, or do they put their President first?

The White House is doubling down on its illegitimate stonewalling of valid Congressional document requests.

Public opinion on impeachment has shifted rapidly to the point where a majority of Americans support an impeachment inquiry and support for removal is growing as well.

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.

President Trump has reportedly pledged to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not speak out against Chinese actions in Hong Kong.

The United States is withdrawing its small force from Northern Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish invasion that will likely
aim to wipeout the Kurdish forces in the region.

With the ongoing Ukraine scandal having an impact in Washington and Kyiv, the biggest winner is in Moscow.

Trying to nail down some basics about a very complicated situation.

A second potential whistleblower and an apparent criminal referral from the CIA’s top lawyer make a bad week even worse for Donald Trump.

SpaceX unveiled a model of the “starship” it would send to Mars but there’s still a lot of work to do.

More information released last night confirmed the extent to which the United States was linking progress on its relationship with Ukraine to an investigation of Joe Biden and his son.

Donald Trump is now committing his crimes in public.

The past week has demonstrated more notably than any other that this President is not well.

A Senate report alleges that the National Rifle Association allowed itself to become a Russian asset,

The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with his usurpation of power, his disdain for the law, or his continued policies that have damaged the country.

It’s not just Ukraine.

Public opinion on impeachment has taken a rapid turn that should alarm the Trump White House.

Not surprisingly, President Trump told Russian officials early on that he didn’t care if Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Not surprisingly, there are other phone call transcripts and other communications that further complicate Trump’s position.

The real crime is what’s legal.

A little bit of this for a little bit of that.