Outside the Beltway

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Gabby Giffords, is running for Senate in Arizona against Martha McSally.

The Trump Administration either doesn’t realize the impact the shutdown is having on Federal workers who haven’t been paid in a month, or it doesn’t care.

Former Senator and Denocratic Presidential candidate Jim Webb is reportedly being considered for Defense Secretary.

The scandal-plagued Secretary of the Interior is leaving office at the end of the year.

This time, the rumors about John Kelly leaving appear to be true.

Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced that the deployment of U.S. troops to the Mexican border will be extended through the end of this year.

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

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

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

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

One of the last Republican strongholds in California is now completely blue.

President Trump recently blamed former President Obama for “losing” Crimea. It was never ours to lose.

A slight variant of the uniform from World War II and Korea is coming to a soldier near you.

She’s quite likely the youngest 4-star general in the U.S. Army, if not the U.S. military.

Former Vice-President Biden’s eulogy for his friend John McCain is a lesson in what has gone wrong with American politics.

Throughout the War On Terror, John McCain stood out as a strong moral voice against the use of torture against prisoners. For that he deserves the thanks of a grateful nation.

My latest for The National Interest is out.

The American public is not sold on the idea of a ‘Space Force.’

The Thai SEALs have completed an amazing rescue effort with success.

An idiot climbed the monument, wasting police resources and ruining the day for hundreds of visitors.

Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.

Two months ago, the President called on states to send National Guard troops to the border. As expected, they’re not guarding the border.

In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.

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

A week before he turns 94, the former President is out of the hospital.

A long-overdue overhaul of the way the United States vets those who access classified information is underway.

The Republican Governor of Missouri is resigning amid growing accusations related to an extramarital affair, blackmail, and sexual assault.

Clashes between the US and Chinese navies in the South China Sea have intensified.

This President lies on a daily basis. It’s time to start calling him what he is.

Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has died at the age of 86

In the wake of yesterday’s killing of eight in a Texas high school, WaPo’s Philip Bump provides a chilling statistic.

Seven years after deactivation, the U.S. Second Fleet will be patrolling the North Atlantic again.

The Vice-President’s personal physician accused Ronny Jackson of misconduct back in September, according to new reports.

Despite the fact that President Trump’s continues to praise him, Ronny Jackson will not be returning to the White House as the President’s personal physician.

Not unexpectedly, Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The White House physician is accused of excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing medication among other offenses.

CNN reports that the Interior Secretary, who claims to be a “geologist,” merely has a geology degree.

Out of the blue, President Trump plans to pardon Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, but the move seems to have more to do with James Comey than it does Scooter Libby.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

Descriptions of Robby Jackson as “Trump’s personal physician” mischaracterize his qualifications for the job.

The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.

Absent changes in policy, the nation’s most hallowed military cemetery will run out of space in two decades.

A disturbing report in the Miami Herald highlights the farce into which this trial has descended.

The eighty year old mystery regarding the fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart may have taken a step toward being solved if the results of a new forensic study are correct.

My latest for RealClearDefense.

One of the oddities of military culture is the constan

My latest for The National Interest takes a contrarian view on the new National Defense Strategy.

Three women who attended Annapolis together are running for seats in Congress.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in an important case dealing with the circumstances under which voters can be purged from the voting rolls.

Three U.S. cities are suing the Federal Government over the failure to properly report military convictions to the national gun background check database.