Outside the Beltway

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

There were few fireworks during the first day of public impeachment hearings, but the ground work for a case against the President was laid.

Nine months after what seemed like the end of his political career, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has mounted a comeback,

A new poll shows Pete Buttigieg surging in Iowa, where the Caucuses are 92 days away.

In a few short hours, the House Intelligence Committee begins the public phase of its impeachment inquiry.

We won’t have Sean Spicer to ikick around anymore.

The Supreme Court took up the DACA issue today. No matter what it decides, this will likely become a big issue in the 2020 elections.

After just two months, Mark Sanford is dropping his challenge to the incumbent President.

The Democratic victory in Virginia’s legislative elections has revived hopes for advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment, Even if Virginia does become the 38th state to ratify the measure, though, the actual status of the Amendment is exceedingly unclear.

History shows us that candidates who enter the race for President late rarely do well, and rarely manage to win.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is reportedly considering a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case likely to decide the fate of former President Obama’s DACA program.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

One political scientist says yes. A bunch of others say wait, what?

The newest entrant is outperforming most rivals but is intensely disliked.

A new poll seems to indicate that Democratic voters aren’t exactly jumping on the Mike Bloomberg train.

A conservative columnist explains how once-Republican states are switching sides.

After more than a year of Trump’s trade war, the trade deficit, which he promised to reduce, has increased.

Tuesday’s elections continued a trend in which Republicans have lost support among suburban voters, even in deeply red states. Guess who’s responsible for that.

Mike Bloomberg is apparently entering the race for the Democratic nomination.

Jeff Sessions entered the race for the GOP nomination for Senate in Alabama by heaping obsequious and pathetic praise on a man who had spent two years insulting him publicly and privately

Jeff Sessions is running to win back his old Senate seat, putting into play the possibility of a clash with President Trump.

Governor Matt Bevin still won’t concede the Kentucky Governor’s race.

Get the popcorn and your favorite beverage ready.

A big win for ranked-choice voting in the Big Apple as voters approve a referendum that will bring ranked-choice voting to the nation’s most populous city.

A key diplomat and close supporter of the President has essentially confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo between Ukrainian aid and negative information about the President’s political opponents.

Another bad night for Republicans in Virginia, and another warning sign for Republicans nationally.

Republicans in general and Donald Trump in particular suffered a big loss in the Kentucky Governor’s race.

In the least surprising news of Election Night, Republican Tate Reeves pulled off a win in overwhelmingly Republican Mississippi.

Former President Obama called out so-called ‘woke’ culture in a talk late last week.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has apologized for blocking constituents on Twitter as part of a legal settlement.

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