Outside the Beltway

Though in poor health himself, Bob Dole made his way to the Capitol to pay his respects to his old friend and political rival.

Michael Avenatti, the California lawyer best known for representing Stormy Daniels in her claims against the President, is dropping a bid for the Democratic nomination that never seemed like a serious effort.

Glenn Reynolds announced via his USA Today column that he has deleted his Twitter account.

The continued problem cause by a lack of shared reality.

Despite aggressive vaccination efforts, measles cases surged worldwide last year. You can “thank” that anti-vaccination movement.

Trump continues to struggle at major international meetings.

President Trump has canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the recent confrontation between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea.

The Trump Administration is attempting to bypass the Circuit Courts of Appeal and get immediate Supreme Court review of the President’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military.

Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.

A confrontation at sea between Russia and Ukraine is increasing tensions in a long-simmering conflict.

A bad look for all concerned.

It isn’t about foreign policy, it is about self-serving manipulation of the public.

President Trump’s latest attack on the Federal Judiciary prompted a rare rebuke from the Chief Justice of the United States.

A federal judge has found the practice outside the scope of Congress’ authority.

The White House and CNN have settled the dispute over Jim Acosta’s press pass, but future conflict between this Administration and the press corps seems inevitable.

Despite a court ruling that says otherwise, the Trump White House appears prepared to once again revoke the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

The Governor’s race in Florida is over, and the Senate race isn’t far behind.

Is Donald Trump thinking about dumping Mike Pence in 2020? Probably not, but that’s not going to stop the speculation.

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Theresa May’s government is barely hanging on to power thanks to Brexit negotiations that clearly seem to be headed for disaster.

Donald Trump is engaging in another round of baseless and bizarre conspiracy theories about alleged voter fraud.

It would be a rather quixotic effort, but Jeff Flake isn’t ruling out challenging the President for the Republican nomination in 2020.

Trump, Scott, and their allies are not doing America any favors.

Losing the midterms is not going over well with the President.

CNN fires back in the Administration’s ongoing war with the news media.

Democrats have flipped the Senate seat currently held by Republican Jeff Flake.

Rest in Peace and Excelsior, Stan Lee!

Nor is it Armed Forces Day.

Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema appears to be headed toward victory.

One hundred years after the end of World War One, the forces that led to it are waking up from a long slumber.

Claiming it was because of the weather President Trump chose to skip a visit to a cemetery at the site of one of the bloodiest battles involving Americans in World War One.

Florida has begun the recount process in both the Senate and Governor’s races. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

Michelle Obama can’t forgive Donald Trump for his role in spreading the racist birther conspiracy. I can’t say I blame her.

The issues are different than in Florida or Arizona, but the Georgia Governor’s race remains unresolved as Stacey Abrams hopes to find enough votes to force the race into a runoff.

President Trump’s selection to serve as Acting Attorney General does not appear to be Constitutionally authorized to serve in that position.

The Senate race in Arizona has been close since Election Night, but Democratic nominee Kyrsten Sinema has pulled ahead.

Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.

Thirteen people, including eleven civilians, a Sheriff’s Deputy, and the gunman, are dead after a shooting at a bar in California.

President Trump has fired his Attorney General, a move than many are interpreting as the precursor to a move against Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

It’s all over but the vote counting.

When do we stop pretending that Fox News Channel is anything other than State Run Media for the Trump Administration?

Faced with the probability of losses today, President Trump is already getting ready to blame everyone but himself.

A Federal Judge in Maryland has ruled that discovery can proceed in a case alleging that President Trump has taken payments from outside sources in violation of the Constitution

Michael Bloomberg is flirting with the idea of running for President in 2020. He’s done this before, of course, but this time he seems far more serious.

Anti-Semitic violence has increased markedly over the past two years. So has the spread of far-right “anti-Globalist” conspiracy theories. This is not a coincidence.

Despite the relatively strong economy, President Trump and many other Republicans are relying on the politics of fear to drive voter turnout on Tuesday.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s name may be unfamiliar, but he’s looking to change that.

As the midterm campaign draws to a close, Donald Trump is returning to the message of xenophobia and fear that dominated his Presidential campaign.

On Wednesday Trump tweeted out a crass, dishonest ad in hopes of leveraging fear and racism as a political tool.

Robert Mueller’s office has referred an apparent effort to bribe women into making allegations against him to the F.B.I.