Outside the Beltway

Two big admissions from the Director of the F.B.I. today are likely to lead to real political headaches for the Trump Administration.

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

Rex Tillerson, “the phantom of Foggy Bottom.”

More conflicts of interest for the Trump Administration.

Trump appears to undervaluing existing bureaucracies listening more to hacks and ideologues.

A strong pick for what is likely to be an important Ambassadorial position in coming years.

Hawaii is the first state to challenge the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim travel ban.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

The tu quoque presidency rocks on.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently misled Senators when asked about his contact with Russian officials.

My latest is out at RealClearDefense.

Well, at least someone has a backbone.

Reports indicate that President Trump will seek to increase military spending. We don’t need to, and we can’t really afford it.

A major announcement from NASA in the search for possible life outside the Solar System.

Members of Congress and the Senate are once again facing down angry constituents, but it’s unclear whether it will translate into anything substantial in 2018.

President Trump has actually made a good pick for National Security Adviser. As with the rest of his foreign policy team, though, the question is if he’ll listen to him.

There are two sides in this war between Trump and the media, but only one of them is the right side.

Chaos inside the Trump Administration is causing people to turn down lucrative positions.

For seventy-seven minutes yesterday, President Trump held forth in a press conference that confirmed the most dire predictions about what he’d be like as President.

The story about the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia didn’t start with Michael Flynn, and it isn’t going to end with his resignation.

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

Could National Security Adviser Michael Flynn be the first to go under Trump?

The President throws the US under the bus to defend Putin.

In a closer than normal vote for the position, Rex Tillerson has been confirmed as Secretary of State.

The first full day of Donald Trump’s Presidency consisted largely of obsessions with irrelevant facts and outright lies.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

The answer is pretty straight-forward.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

Ambassador Karlov is mostly likely not a modern day Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The situation in the Middle East just potentially became much more complicated.

Republicans sure have changed their mind about Vladimir Putin.

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

The players are almost completely set for France’s 2017 Presidential elections, and the choice seems likely to come down to center-right candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, France’s Donald Trump.

For Donald Trump, it appears that ignorance is bliss.

Political change coming to Germany? Or more of the same.

A controversial retired General has been tapped to be President-Elect Trump’s top White House foreign policy voice.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

According to reports, Vice-President Biden is on a Clinton campaign short list for Secretary of State.

For better or worse, the third Presidential debate will largely be remembered for one thing.

More evidence that Trump would be a terrible president.