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FILE- This Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, shows a view of Washington from a revolving restaurant in Crystal City, Va. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Amazon said it will split its second headquarters between Long Island City in New York and Crystal City. Development along major highways in Northern Virginia and Washington have led to âunreasonable traffic delays on a daily basisâ in the past few years, with drive times that used to take 40 minutes ballooning to up to 90 minutes, said Thomas Cooke, professor of business law at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Beltway Confidential

Locating Amazon’s HQ2 in Crystal City could create national security concerns

Caroline D'agati · November 6, 2018 5:35 pm

James Comey: An anti-Trump ‘awakening’ in America is underway

Caitlin Yilek · November 6, 2018 1:09 pm

Election workers begin to sort a new batch of ballots collected earlier in the day from drop boxes at the King County elections office, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Renton, Wash.

Feds reassure voters on eve of midterms: ‘No indication of compromise’ on election infrastructure

Kelly Cohen · November 6, 2018 2:58 am

A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II maritime patrol aircraft

National Security

Russian jet conducts ‘irresponsible’ pass of Navy EP-3 plane over Black Sea

David Brown · November 5, 2018 4:58 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a reception celebrating during National Unity Day in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018.

Putin won’t stop messing with our elections — here’s how to stop him

Christopher Siddall and Mary Catherine Andrews · November 5, 2018 5:00 am

John Dean, former counsel to President Richard M. Nixon, joins other experts and character witnesses in testifying during the final stage of the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.

Nixon-era White House counsel John Dean: Nixon was ‘corrupt,’ but Trump is ‘evil’

Naomi Lim · November 4, 2018 8:22 pm

Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly speaks during a U.S. Senate debate against Republican former state Rep. Mike Braun and Libertarian Lucy Brenton, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Indianapolis.

Trump on Facebook ads: ‘Donnelly is trying to steal the election?’

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · November 3, 2018 9:44 pm

Dr. Herbert Hodes

Beltway Confidential

The Mueller smear attempt and the importance of the presumption of innocence

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 2, 2018 4:08 pm

Federal agents gather at a parking lot near an upscale apartment complex, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Irvine, Calif. Shortly after sunrise, federal agents swarmed the complex in the Orange County where authorities say a birth tourism business charged pregnant women $50,000 for lodging, food and transportation. The key draw for travelers is that the United States offers birthright citizenship.

Beltway Confidential

Ways to crack down on ‘birth tourism’ without touching the 14th Amendment

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 2, 2018 12:58 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. Talks on Friday focused on strained ties with Russia, a fresh peace effort in Afghanistan and a new training mission for Iraq.

Pompeo: ‘Unfortunate’ if Turkey decides to leave NATO

Joel Gehrke · November 1, 2018 6:22 pm

President Trump hangs up after talking with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in D.C.

Beltway Confidential

Trump needs to ditch his cellphone — China is listening

Tyler Grant · November 1, 2018 3:55 pm

National Archives releases Watergate ‘road map,’ a possible template for Mueller

Maria Biery · November 1, 2018 3:40 pm