Outside the Beltway

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

The Justice Department appears to be on the verge of charging Russian government officials in connection with election-related hacking.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly publicly defended the President’s call to a military widow yesterday, but he got several facts wrong in the process.

More thoughts related to Gill v. Whitford and the problem of extreme gerrymandering.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

Republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere were gambling when they lined up behind Donald Trump. So far, they’ve lost.

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

Donald Trump is threatening to shut the government down if Congress doesn’t pay for the wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.

A public intellectual is getting the help he needs.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

Trump and his underlings continue to lie, even about the most trivial of matters.

A Federal appellate court has ruled that a transgender student must be allowed to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity.

President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.

After 100 days in office, President Trump has very little to show for his work except to show that there’s no reason to trust his judgment going forward.

As he nears the end of his first 100 days in office, President Trump continues to suffer from bad poll numbers.

Donald Trump seems to be surprised that being President requires actual work.

Inconceivably, Steve Bannon thought that clashing with President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law was a good idea. He’s likely learned his lesson now.

Lt. General Michael Flynn wants immunity before he agrees to testify before Congress. This could be significant, or it could mean nothing at all.

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

More conflicts of interest for the Trump Administration.

Trump appears to undervaluing existing bureaucracies listening more to hacks and ideologues.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

One month in, some Trump supporters are starting to wonder if he will actually deliver on what he promised.

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

For seventy-seven minutes yesterday, President Trump held forth in a press conference that confirmed the most dire predictions about what he’d be like as President.

The President throws the US under the bus to defend Putin.

Another month of solid but not spectacular jobs growth seems to guarantee that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates this month.

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump became bitter rivals for the soul of the GOP in 2016, but Romney appears to be at the top of Trump’s list for the nation’s top diplomat.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

Initial reports for the third quarter show strong economic growth during the summer;

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

Paul Ryan is abandoning the Trump campaign.

Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.

Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.

Another sign of a weak economy as the Federal Reserve considers rate hikes and the Presidential campaign moves forward.

One speech isn’t going to make up for what we’ve seen so far.

After weeks of bleeding, the Trump campaign is undergoing a shake up, but it’s unlikely to fix what’s really wrong.

Donald Trump has spent more time recently attacking the news media than anything else. He ought to be condemned for it.

Donald Trump’s path to 270 Electoral Votes is becoming less likely by the day.

Donald Trump’s strange relationship with reality continues to come to light,

It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, something he can ill-afford with less than 100 days left until Election Day.