Outside the Beltway

The White Male Great American Literary Novelist for the 21st Century is not a fan of modern realities.

It’s been eight years since we’ve seen a Supreme Court retirement, and despite speculation there were none announced today.

Rebutting the President’s routine prevarications merely spreads them. Is there an alternative?

Once touted as an example of his deal-making prowess, Harley-Davidson sent a rebuke to President Trump by announcing it was moving some manufacturing to Europe to counteract the impact of his ongoing trade war.

Donald Trump continues to demonstrate that he has nothing but utter contempt for the Rule of Law. At some point, he will either be called to account for this or our nation’s institutions will suffer as a result.

The president has a skewed view of who is trying to enter the US.

The Vietnam memorial helped heal a gaping wound. What purpose will this one serve?

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Virginia last night, and the incident raises questions of how far we should let politics infiltrate everyday life.

Three months after it started, the Trump Trade War is already starting to have a negative impact on American businesses and American consumers.

The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.

The odds of an immigration bill passing the House were already low. This morning, President Trump pretty much guaranteed failure.

ABC is bringing back Roseanne without Roseanne Barr. Whether that will prove to be a success or not remains to be seen.

Melania Trump visited a detention center in Texas where children are being held by the Federal Government, but it was her choice of apparel that seemed to garner the most attention.

A towering figure gone much too soon.

Pending the mere formality of approval by the Governor-General, Canada will soon become the largest nation in the world where recreational use of marijuana is legal.

John Kelly is nearing the end of his first year as White House Chief of Staff, and it’s becoming apparent that his mission to bring order to a disordered White House has failed.

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

President Trump and his supporters are blaming the policy of separating parents and children at the border on Democrats. This is, simply put, a lie.

In a new interview, the President says that he doesn’t believe that N.F.L. players who kneel during the National Anthem have a real issue.

A Trump Administration policy announced in April has resulted in roughly 2,000 children being taken from their parents at the border.

Donald Trump said he wishes people would ‘sit up and pay attention’ to him the way they do in North Korea when Kim Jong Un speaks.

Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager was sent to jail, a move that likely increases the pressure on him to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

President Trump is at the center of controversy again after video emerged of him returning the salute of a North Korean General.

There was some degree of humor in the Dept. of Justice’s Inspector General’s report.

The Department of Justice’s Inspector General found that former F.B.I. Director James Comey was ‘insubordinate’ in regard to the Clinton email investigation, but found no evidence of political bias at the Bureau.

The Attorney General of New York has filed a Complaint against President Trump and several members of his family alleging widespread fraud in the operation of Trump’s charitable Foundation.

The GOP and Donald Trump are indistinguishable now. But it’s not clear what that means.

President Trump continues to dismiss concerns about Kim Jong Un’s brutality, and to lavish praise on a man who has a considerable amount of blood on his hands.

The Trump Administration’s new legal position on coverage for people with pre-existing conditions could pose political problems in the fall.

President Trump is touting his Photo Op Summit as the end of the North Korean nuclear threat. Reality is quite different.

Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t very happy about President Trump’s attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

A seemingly innocuous change to a newspaper style guide has some significant implications.

Democrats have adopted a new rule requiring future candidates for President to certify that they are Democrats, but it seems largely unenforceable.

European alliance and Russian goals edition.

Hurricane Trump hit the G-7 this weekend, and the damage it left behind will take years to clean up.

Trump’s withdrawal of his invitation to the Philadelphia Eagles is just another example of his populistic nationalism. (And it isn’t healthy).

Donald Trump hinted that he’s considering a pardon for Muhammad Ali, but Ali doesn’t need a pardon.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

Most Americans disagree with Trump on the N.F.L. National Anthem protests, but Republicans are behind him.

The plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill appears to be running up against President Trump’s bizarre affinity for Andrew Jackson.

After three years of ethical and criminal charges, Bob Menendez got a bit of a slap on the wrist from New Jersey Democrats.

Senators hoping for a long summer recess have had their hopes dashed.

President Trump has unblocked Twitter users, but at the same time his lawyers are appealing the ruling that he can’t block Twitter users.

The new American Ambassador to Germany is making what clearly seem to be inappropriate statements about domestic politics in Europe.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.

President Trump’s attorneys have put forward a shockingly expansive view of the powers of the President.

In the Trump Era, the White House Press Briefing is becoming shorter and less informative.

Donald Trump continues to claim that Mexico will pay for his still non-existent border wall. Mexico says otherwise.