Outside the Beltway

America’s closest European allies are rebuffing the Trump Administration’s efforts to renegotiate the nuclear deal with Iran. They’re right to do so.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

President Trump is apparently pressuring the President of South Korea to give him the credit for talks between North and South Korea that the United States isn’t involved in at all.

While everyone is paying attention to the government shutdown, the Trump Administration is preparing for a never-ending, unwise, and unauthorized military commitment in Syria.

Thanks to Donald Trump, public opinion around the world about the United States is at its lowest level in ten years.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

Former White House and Trump campaign adviser Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

America’s closest allies sent a strong signal that they do not agree with President Trump on the nuclear deal with Iran.

Donald Trump’s irrational tweets are once again focused on the leader of North Korea.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is extending an olive branch of sorts to South Korea while simultaneously claiming success in achieving a nuclear deterrent.

2017 was quite a year. 2018 promises to be just as interesting.

A new poll shows President Trump losing to a “Generic Democrat.” This poll means nothing.

Report that President Trump considered withdrawing the Gorsuch nomination are another sign of his unhealthy obsession with pledges of loyalty from people who have no business giving it to him.

As he nears the one-year anniversary of his Inauguration, President Trump is getting increasingly bad reviews from the public.

Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been erratic, illogical, and demonstrated a clear disdain for diplomacy.

Vladimir Putin will easily win re-election, but some are beginning to wonder who or what comes after him.

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is floating the idea that the U.S. might not take part in the Olympics due to safety concerns. This would be a foolish decision.

Russia has been barred from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics after an investigation uncovered extensive evidence of cheating.

Donald Trump Jr. is claiming that some conversations between him and his father are covered by the attorney-client privilege. Based on what we know about those conversations, there’s a good possibility that he’s right.

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

For a guy who considers the Russia investigation “Fake News,” President Trump sure is doing a lot to try to stop it.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

Potentially bad news for President Trump in connection with the Russia investigation.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

A preemptive attack on North Korea would be illegal, immoral and, most importantly, insane.

Even during an overseas trip, President Trump continues to try to undermine the Russia investigation.

Will Joe Biden be ‘tan, rested, and ready’ enough to take on 2020?

Yet more evidence of potential collusion between Trump campaign officials and Russians.

In his time as President, Donald Trump has demonstrated as much contempt for the rule of law as he did as a candidate.

The Justice Department appears to be on the verge of charging Russian government officials in connection with election-related hacking.

A Trump Campaign official has been charged with and pled guilty to charges of lying to the F.B.I. regarding contacts with Russian officials.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

Squirrel!

The first shoes appear ready to drop in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign.

Due mostly to cowardice and naked self-interest, you shouldn’t expect many other Republicans to speak out against Trump in the near future.

While the President of the United States continues to create chaos, Xi Jinping consolidates his power in China.

Donald Trump’s entire modus operandi involves pushing divisive cultural hot buttons.

There’s something in the water up at Harvard……

Despite the fact that everyone seems to agree that Iran is complying with the nuclear weapons deal, President Trump took steps that will undermine that agreement and do serious damage to American credibility around the world.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

New polling shows increased support for gun control measures in the wake of Las Vegas, but it’s not likely to last and it won’t lead to any significant action by Congress.

Donald Trump continues to be as astoundingly ignorant about the most powerful weapons the U.S. military possesses as he was as a candidate.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.