Outside the Beltway

Newly discovered evidence shows that foreign governments have expanded their leasing of space from at least one Trump-owned office building in New York City.

The latest CNN poll raises some questions about gender bias.

Did I leave the Republican Party or did it leave me? Both.

Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust.

A Virginia Judge has ruled that automated license plate collection systems violate state law.

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is the latest entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination for President, and the field isn’t done growing.

A months-long standoff is stopping hurricane relief.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden is calling for an end to American support for the Saudi war on Yemen.

New poll numbers suggest that Congressional Democrats need to be careful about how aggressively they pursue their investigations of the Trump White House.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

Robert Mueller objected to the Attorney General’s characterization of the final report he submitted, reports indicate.

Six Democrats are boycotting on principle. Four Republicans don’t care.

200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.

This is my shocked face.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.

There’s some very good news for Joe Biden in the first polls taken after he entered the Presidential race.

A cautious analyst makes a strong claim.

The narrow loser of the Georgia governor’s race has left open the possibility of running for President.

A Federal Appeals Court recently found that chalking the tires of a car parked in a public place is a violation of the Fourth Amendment. It’s not at all clear that this decision is correct.

Ben Wittes succinctly describes a phenomenon that I’ve been struggling with for three years.

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans say they won’t vote for President Trump in 2020. but that’s only half the battle for Democrats

President Trump is trying to politicize monetary policy. He should be resisted on this front.

A new poll shows President Trump struggling against four of his potential 2020 challengers. Should Republicans be worried and Democrats elated? It’s too early to tell.

His passing is a sad reminder of another era of the Republican Party.

Ballot measures across the country would deny access to those who refuse to release tax returns.

After just a year in office, Oliver North is out as President of the National Rifle Association as the group faces an ongoing series of scandals centered around Wayne LaPierre and others.

One opinion writer says that Senator Kamala Harris should be disqualified as a Democratic candidate because she owns a handgun.

A new poll finds that most Americans do not support impeaching the President at this time, but they also don’t believe the President on the issues of Russian interference and obstruction.

A Federal Court in Michigan has found several of that state’s Congressional and state legislative districts to have been subject to extreme partisan gerrymandering.

Counter-Intelligence officials are warning that Russia is preparing another election interference campaign for the 2020 election.

A law professor asks some interesting questions, but ultimately not the right ones.

A novel argument, untested in court, suggests that it might.

Not surprisingly, Donald Trump fears former Vice-President Joe Biden the most of all the Democrats currently running against him.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden had a very successful first day when it comes to campaign fundraising.

Taking Joe Biden’s bait, President Trump once again defended his response to the racist rally in Charlottesville two years ago..

First quarter economic growth came in higher than expected, but there are several caveats worth keeping an eye on.

The Trump Administration’s policies toward Iran aren’t going to work, but that’s because they aren’t supposed to work.

The Deputy Attorney General has some things to say about Congress, the press, and others.

Before he started his campaign for President, former Vice-President Biden reached out to Anita Hill to apologize for his conduct during the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas in 1991.

The United States agreed to pay North Korea $2 million for “medical treatment” for Otto Warmbier. Did the Trump Administration actually pay the bill? They aren’t saying.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. But is the Democratic Party going to buy what Joe Biden is selling?

Having lost to him, she’s an ineffective voice on the matter of Donald Trump.

Trump campaign officials are worried about the President’s chances of holding onto a state that was crucial to his win in 2020. They should be.

President Trump claims that he’d challenge any effort to impeach him in court, but the law makes clear that he can’t.

The House of Representatives is asking a Federal Judge to block the President’s emergency declaration to fund his border wall.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

Stephen Moore, who has been nominated to a seat on the Federal Reserve Board by President Trump. has a history of controversial remarks about women.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to uphold the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.