Outside the Beltway

Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t too thrilled with Donald Trump these days.

One outcome of the SIngapore Summit includes a purported agreement to work on repatriating American remains from the Korean War. This is a good thing, but the President couldn’t resist adding obvious embellishment.

Thanks to Donald Trump, the happiest man in the world right now is Vladimir Putin.

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

Echoing the Obama Administration, the Trump Administration is arguing that it did not need Congressional authorization to attack Syria earlier this year.

61 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of a man who left office a failed president.

When it comes to the Trump White House, the fish rots from the head down.

John McCain continues to bravely battle an aggressive form of brain cancer, but he’s already made clear that he doesn’t want the 45th President of the United States at his funeral.

Without Congressional authorization, any attack on Syria would be illegal, but don’t expect Congress to do anything about it.

By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.

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

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham says war against North Korea would be worth it. Ignoring the fact that it would result in casualties unlike anything America has seen since the Vietnam War.

Continuing a long-standard tradition, the Trump Administration claims it doesn’t need to get legal authorization to keep American troops in Syria.

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

With the Administration set to commit the United States to a forever war in Syria, it’s time for Congress to act.

Jim Nabors, who became famous as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle USMC, has died at the age of  87.

On North Korea, there are two options, deterrence and war. And only one of those options makes sense.

America has become involved in conflicts around the world, largely without the knowledge of the American people or the consent of their representatives, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to end anytime soon.

The Bergdahl case comes to an end.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Stephen Paddock’s crime was clearly terrorizing, and will impact the lives of survivors, families, first responders in many ways for a long time. Based on the currently available evidence, though, the Las Vegas shooting was not “terrorism.”

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

Speaking about his cancer treatment for the first time, Senator John McCain paints a grim picture.

America’s longest war seems likely to soon turn into America’s never-ending war.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

Roger Moore, who played James Bond for a longer period and in more films than any other actor to date, has died at the age of 89.

A new Pentagon proposal would place more discretion in the hands of field commanders, removing the need for Presidential approval.

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.

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

Donald Trump is turning out to be a man uniquely obsessed with appearances, and it’s impacting his entire Administration.

Rest In Peace, Mrs. Brady.

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

America’s largest voting bloc is heavily turned off by Donald Trump, and that is posing long-term problems for Republicans in general.

The Senate has passed an amendment to a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft.

The Greatest Of All Time.

On his trip to Hanoi, President announced the latest sign that the Vietnam War is finally something both nations have manged to put behind them.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

A country music legend has passed.

A treasure trove of documents from a law firm in Panama could prove problematic for a large group of international leaders.

Disturbing reports over the weekend that American leaders may not be getting the kind of unbiased intelligence analysis about ISIS that they need to make decisions.

Ben Carson and his supporters would have you believe that he is being subjected to unprecedented and unfair scrutiny. That assertion is completely false.

A front page cover on yesterday’s murders in Virginia crosses the line from reporting to exploitation.

Despite his remarks about John McCain, Donald Trump is likely to be around for some time to come.

Donald Trump stuck his foot in his mouth again.

Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us.

Seymour Hersh is out with a conspiracy theory about the death of Osama bin Laden that just doesn’t make sense.

Like most Republicans, Jeb Bush either fails or refuses to recognize what an utter, unjustifiable disaster his brother’s decision to invade Iraq actually was.