Outside the Beltway

The White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.

Despite the President’s claims, the American steel industry isn’t doing well at all.

In a rare public statement, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing reports that the President directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.

The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.

I am a sucker for a good People’s Front of Judea riff.

As the shutdown drags on, the President is digging in his heels even further.

Not surprisingly, President Trump significantly accelerated the pace of his lies in 2018.

With the economy appearing to sour, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is quickly becoming the President’s latest target of criticism.

The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to withdraw the small contingent of American troops from Syria. If it actually happens, this would be a good move.

More evidence that President Trump was an active participant in the scheme to silence Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election.

Federal prosecutors are investigating the Trump Inaugural Committee, adding to the long list of the President’s legal troubles.

Senator Mitch McConnell and others are blocking a criminal justice reform bill currently pending in the Senate.

Jobs Growth in November was healthy but fell short of expectations.

President Trump is expected to name a former Fox News host as Ambassador to the United Nations.

The evidence against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi continues to mount. Will the Trump Administration care?

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

Amazon has reportedly decided to split its second headquarters between an already urbanized area of Northern Virginia and the outer boroughs of New York City.

New reports indicate that Donald Trump was closely involved in the efforts to buy the silence of a Playboy model and a former adult film star.

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

With less than forty-eight hours to go until voters head to the polls, the odds are pointing to a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.

While the numbers seem to show that scandal-plagued Senator Bob Menendez will win re-election on Tuesday, national Democrats aren’t taking any chances.

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.

Overwhelmingly, legal experts agree that President Trump is wrong about birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

President Trump’s trade war with China is leading car manufacturers to shift production from the U.S. to China.

Republicans passed a tax cut bill in December they hoped would help in the midterm elections. It has turned out to be a big dud.

After nearly a year, Trump’s trade policies are having their inevitable negative impact inside the United States.

Once the iconic American retail store, Sears now faces the possibility that it may end up fading into history.

A once iconic American retailer appears to be on its last legs.

Open mouth, insert foot. Chuck Grassley didn’t exactly help his party when he was asked to explain the lack of Republican women on the Judiciary Committee.

Thoughts that have been bouncing around in my head for over a week.

Brett Kavanaugh is expressing some regrets over his performance last Thursday, but it’s largely far too little, far too late.

As the Senate prepares for a key procedural vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh this morning, the Judge’s fate remains up in the air. However, signs are pointing to reasons for Republican optimism.

At least for the moment, the fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court appears to be helping Republicans rally their base for November. The question is whether it will last after the fight is over.

The legal troubles for Tesla’s Elon Musk just got a lot more serious.

Contrary to what they believed back in December. Republicans are finding that the tax reform bill is not helping them in the midterm elections.

President Trump is set to expand his ill-advised, economically ignorant, trade war with China.

As the midterms get closer, the public’s perception of the President’s job performance is getting worse.

Florida voters in the Republican and Democratic parties have set up a Gubernatorial race that provides a stark choice on the table for Sunshine State voters in a race that will likely have national implications moving forward.

President Trump’s much-hyped replacement for NAFTA doesn’t really amount to much and won’t amount to anything unless he can get Canada, and the U.S. Congress, on board.

With just 72 days to go until Election Day, the chances that the Democrats will take control of at least one chamber of Congress are looking quite good.

The latest reports about the circumstances surrounding the payoff to Stormy Daniels could pose big problems for Michael Cohen and his client.

RIP. Queen Of Soul

The former CIA Director has been stripped of his access to classified information after repeatedly criticizing the President.

In what appears to be a move based purely on vindictiveness, President Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.

President Trump appears to be ready to expand his ignorant, counterproductive trade war with China.

After one year at a job that has to be among the most frustrating in Washington, John Kelly has agreed to stay on through the 2020 election.

The man who knows all of Donald Trump’s financial secrets has been called to testify before the Grand Jury investigating Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.

The economy grew at an exceptionally strong pace according to the first estimate of GDP growth, but several caveats remain.