Outside the Beltway

New Jersey Senate Bob Menendez has temporarily dodged a bullet, but his ultimate fate is far from clear.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

For some reason, Senate Republicans want to attach a bad health care reform idea onto an already controversial tax reform bill.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

A preemptive attack on North Korea would be illegal, immoral and, most importantly, insane.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

Even during an overseas trip, President Trump continues to try to undermine the Russia investigation.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

An attempt to explain the consequences of institutional design.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Will Joe Biden be ‘tan, rested, and ready’ enough to take on 2020?

Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is accused of having molested a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s.

Republicans have a Donald Trump problem, and they can’t run away from it.

Notwithstanding overwhelming public support, Congress is not moving forward on a proposal to ban bump stocks.

Voters in Maine hand their conservative Governor a setback.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

To nobody’s surprise, a blue state returns to its roots.

Yet more evidence of potential collusion between Trump campaign officials and Russians.

The shooter in the Texas church shooting was apparently able to get his weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction.

In his time as President, Donald Trump has demonstrated as much contempt for the rule of law as he did as a candidate.

Another mass shooting.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge and reduction in rank, but will not serve time in prison.

The Jobs Market bounces back in October, but the numbers are far from impressive.

President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

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

It’s been two years since John Boehner stepped down as Speaker, and he’s got a few things to say about his former colleagues and the state of American politics.

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.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

A Trump Campaign official has been charged with and pled guilty to charges of lying to the F.B.I. regarding contacts with Russian officials.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

The first in an occasional series.

Squirrel!