Outside the Beltway

Elizabeth Warren’s comments at an LGBT rights forum late last week were cheered by the audience, but some Democrats are raising concerns about their impact on the General Election.

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report adds to the evidence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The Commission on Presidential Debates has released the schedule and criteria for the General Election debates. As usual, the criteria are heavily biased in favor of the major party candidates.

Tulsi Gabbard, who managed to qualify for tomorrow’s fourth Democratic debate after missing out on the third, is threatening to boycott what may be her last chance to make her case to a national audience.

Trump’s error in Syria.

Thinking about support for Trump and considering how recent events may influence that support.

As widely expected, yesterday’s “jungle primary” in the Louisiana Governor’s race ended with nobody winning a majority.

When the facts make for a poor defense, attack the process.

With an eye on the trade war and the 2020 election, President Trump is increasing subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol.

A public service announcement.

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, had a lot to say when she testified before Congress yesterday.

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is under criminal investigation by the same office he once headed as U.S. Attorney.

President Trump loses another lawsuit against his ongoing efforts to stonewall Congress.

New reports indicated that the President’s contacts with Ukraine’s President set off alarm bells inside the White House.

Two associates of President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani were arrested on their way out of the country, and the question is what connection Giuliani may have to the reasons behind their arrest.

President Trump is basically saying he does not care if ISIS prisoners return to Europe to commit terror attacks.

Sigh.

Barry Goldwater saw what the so-called “religious right” would become decades ago.

After a heart attack that has kept him out of the campaign for a week, it may be time for Bernie Sanders to pack it in.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court held oral argument in a series of cases asking it to decide if existing civil rights laws cover discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The White House is doubling down on its illegitimate stonewalling of valid Congressional document requests.

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

Expanding on yesterday afternoon’s post.

The liberal notion that people are persuadable through airing of ideas is obsolete.

Public opinion on impeachment has shifted rapidly to the point where a majority of Americans support an impeachment inquiry and support for removal is growing as well.

A Federal Judge rejected the President’s effort to block a New York City prosecutor from obtaining copies of his tax returns.

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.

She’s been fibbing about how she left a teaching job nearly half a century ago.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is behind in the polls but still able to stay alive financially.

Late last week, a Federal Judge in California placed on hold a state law requiring candidates to provide copies of their tax returns.

President Trump has reportedly pledged to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not speak out against Chinese actions in Hong Kong.

The United States is withdrawing its small force from Northern Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish invasion that will likely
aim to wipeout the Kurdish forces in the region.

Much like it did during the McCarthy Era, the Republican Party has to decide what side of history it wishes to be on. The right side, or the wrong side.

A conservative columnist argues the legitimacy of our system is in question.

The evidence piles up.

A second potential whistleblower and an apparent criminal referral from the CIA’s top lawyer make a bad week even worse for Donald Trump.

A very successful fundraising quarter for Senator Elizabeth Warren caps off a quarter that has seen her surge in the race for the 2020 nomination.

After a week of silence, Bernie Sanders campaign confirm that he had a heart attack earlier this week.

Contrary to the hopes of some, getting rid of Trump isn’t going to purge the GOP of Trumpism.

A somewhat disappointing jobs report for September.

More information released last night confirmed the extent to which the United States was linking progress on its relationship with Ukraine to an investigation of Joe Biden and his son.

I was a guest on the Challenging Opinions podcast.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

The norms of social discourse are rapidly changing in the #MeToo era.

Joe Biden reported a mostly successful fundraising quarter for the period that ended September 30th,

From manufacturing to trade, the negative impact of Trump’s tariffs is becoming quite apparent.

A big haul for the GOP.

An unexpectedly big fundraising quarter for an unlikely candidate.

A Senate report alleges that the National Rifle Association allowed itself to become a Russian asset,

Apparently, the President thinks shooting people is amusing.