Outside the Beltway

With his attempt to overthrow the government clearly a failure, Juan Guaidó is back to calling for foreign military intervention in Venezuela.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to uphold the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.

The European Union has approved the final Brexit deal negotiated with Theresa May’s government, but the final chapter has yet to be written.

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

The North American delegation has won the right to lose a whole lot of money putting on a soccer tournament.

Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.

The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.

The President’s new attempt to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military is as legally defective as the original ban was.

The Defense Department will reportedly recommend to President Trump that transgender members of the service currently serving in the military be allowed to continue serving.

Pork barrel politics is complicating Germany’s replacement of its 1970s fighter jet.

International travel to the United States has declined since Donald Trump took office, and it’s having a measurable impact on the economy.

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.

Two months after a referendum that supported independence from Spain, Catalan voters head to the polls for a new round of parliamentary elections that remain up in the air.

A huge loss for the world of Rock & Roll.

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 month that was highlighted by the capture of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ends with an apparent lone wolf ISIS-inspired attack in New York City

Things are heating up very quickly in Catalonia.

Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy has said he will act to remove Catalonia’s pro-independence leadership from power.

The standoff between Madrid and Barcelona over Catalan independence appears to be ready to come to an end.

The capital of the purported caliphate declared by ISIS has apparently fallen, but that doesn’t mean the end of ISIS. In fact, it may make the group more dangerous.

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.

Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for independence from Spain, but it’s not at all clear that the vote will amount to anything.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

As the date for Catalonia’s disputed independence referendum nears, tensions are rising between Madrid and Barcelona.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

In less than a month, voters in the Catalan region of Spain will be voting whether to remain part of Spain or assert independence.

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

President Trump’s reaction to the terror attack in Spain included an easily debunked lie about one of America’s most decorated Generals.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

Puerto Rican voters voted overwhelmingly for statehood yesterday in a referendum whose legitimacy is being questioned due to boycotts by opposition parties.

Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.

Travel industry experts are reporting a noticeable drop in international travel and tourism since Donald Trump was elected President.

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.

Big news in the war against a horrible virus.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

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

Should Donald Trump be classified as a fascist?

Given his rhetoric, it’s fairly clear that Donald Trump is drawing from a poisonous political well. So there’s no point in failing to acknowledge reality.

Legislators in Spain’s Catalonia region took a step toward independence, but Madrid apparently wants nothing to do with it.

The seeds of the current peace deal date back to 2007-2008 (plus some longer-term background notes).

Britain’s Labour Party has taken a hard tilt left with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

It’s easy to see what Greece thinks it still needs Europe, it’s more of puzzle why Europe thinks it needs to hang on to Greece.

There’s no excuse for the former NBC anchor’s lies. But there are reasons.

Pope Francis continues his world tour and has issued a paradox from his private jet.