Outside the Beltway

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump a loss in his effort to prevent prosecutors in New York from getting copies of his tax returns.

Virginia voters don’t like Donald Trump, or Republicans in general, very much right now, and that could translate into Democrats taking control of the state legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years.

It’s mostly a quiet Election Day around the country, but there are some races for Governor worth watching.

Two weeks after the most recent debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are pulling ahead in the polls.

Smugglers are getting over and through Trump’s border wall with material you can buy at your local Home Depot.

Elizabeth Warren’s fellow Democrats aren’t so thrilled with her ‘Medidare For All’ plan.

A Federal District court Judge in Alabama has blocked implementation of that state’s latest attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade

Senator Elizabeth Warren released a more detailed version of her ‘Medicare For All” plan late last week. It leaves much to be desired.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

And now we have evidence of a clear effort at a coverup by high-level White House employees. The question would be, what did the President know and when did he know it?

Kamala Harris’s Presidential race continues to his bumpy roads.

Beto O;Rourke finally faces reality.

While the economy is likely to remain at its current levels for the next year, that probably won’t help Trump and the GOP much.

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its site. It is a largely meaningless decision, but it’s still a bad idea.

The proof of a quid pro quo is coming from inside the President’s own Administration.

Defying the Commander-in-Chief’s order will almost certainly ruin a good man’s career.

Today the House of Representatives approved the procedures for the impeachment proceeding against the President.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

Greg Mankiw, an economist who served as a top adviser to Mitt Romney and George W. Bush, is officially no longer a Republican

Facing a cash crunch, Kamala Harris is shedding campaign staff and cutting spending. This seldom ends well.

The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.

Contrary to the promises of December 2017, the Republican tax cuts are not paying for themselves. Instead, they are helping lead us to trillion-dollar deficits.

It’s not clear if Congresswoman Liz Cheney wants to run for the open Senate seat in Wyoming. If she did, though, she’d be the prohibitive favorite.

Former North Caroline Senator Kay Hagan has died,

Former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly considering running for his old Senate seat.

It wasn’t exactly a warm reception for President Trump at last night’s World Series Game Five.

Barely in office a year, California Congresswoman Katie Hill has been forced to resign in the face of inappropriate contact with a staff member and a campaign worker.

John Kelly, President Trump’s former Chief of Staff, is speaking out nearly a year after leaving office

A current defense of Trump raises an ancient political question.

They know how Congress works, but are banking on the fact that many Americans don’t.

A Federal District Court Judge gave the House of Representatives, and the nation, a big win yesterday.

We shouldn’t need bad arguments to sell good policies.

George Washington invented the concept and was quite clear that it did not apply to impeachment proceedings.

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

What started out as a joke on the campaign trail has turned into a serious legal argument being made to a Federal Judge by an attorney for the President.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who is basically a non-entity in the race for the Democratic nomination, will not be running for re-election.

We won’t have whats-his-name to kick around anymore.

A custody case out of Texas raises issues about how to react to and treat a child who identifies as a gender different from their biological sex.

President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw troops from Syria isn’t receiving much public support.

The GOP’s efforts to defend the President are becoming more desperate and pathetic by the day.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

A top U.S. diplomat involved in Ukraine policy confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo regarding U.S aid to Ukraine.

New polling is showing increased public support for President Trump’s impeachment and removal

In what is hopefully the final review of the mater, an internal State Department view finds no wrongdoing with regard to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly is posing a big challenge to Senator Martha McSally in Arizona.

After coming under fire for a decision designed primarily to benefit himself and his family, President Trump has decided to walk back the decision to hold the next G-7 Summit at one of his properties.

Roy Moore’s second bid for the Senate isn’t going so well.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.