Outside the Beltway

My predictions for the House and Senate.

And the winner is……

With Donald Trump on the ballot, Bill Maher regrets some past words. He shouldn’t be the only one.

With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.

I say: Clinton 323 and Trump 215.

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

A senior congressional staffer is taking a new job that happens to coincide with her boss’ committee assignment.

Distinguishing between anti-elite populism and coded anti-Semitism is next to impossible.

Obama v. Trump in handling protesters at rallies (and a helping of untruth from Trump).

It has become necessary to destroy the party in order to save it.

If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.

Looking beyond FiveThirtyEight

Two of Chris Christie’s closest aides were convicted in the criminal trial resulting from the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal.

Journalistic malpractice has real consequences.

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Another month of resilient, but not noteworthy, jobs growth.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Are these the faces of Clinton voters? George P. Bush thinks so.

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.

Seven days from now, millions of Americans will be headed to the polls. So far at least, Hillary Clinton is still the front runner.

For now at least, it looks as though last week’s email news is having little impact on the state of the race for President.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

Her numbers are steady; he’s reclaiming Republican voters.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Federal law and the rights of transgender students.

Some musings on the RCP average and such.

A late Friday news dump by the Director of the F.B.I. has thrown a confusing curve ball into the race.

Two Republican Senators are exchanging barbs over the idea that the GOP should block any attempt by Hillary Clinton to nominate anyone to the Supreme Court if she becomes President.

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

According to reports, Vice-President Biden is on a Clinton campaign short list for Secretary of State.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

Clinton is getting no special treatment by the standards of her high-powered peers.

The personal, the political, and the Foundation are so intertwined as to be one enterprise.

Republican candidates for the Senate and House are campaigning on the argument that they will be a bulwark against a Clinton Presidency.

Two weeks before Election Day, everything seems to be going Hillary Clinton’s way.

While not quite the great unskewing of argument past, here is an example of why non-experts need to avoid critiquing polling.

The last time the Cubs were in the World Series, World War II had just ended. Now, they have a chance to break one of the longest droughts in sports history.