Outside the Beltway

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

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poked fun at himself on last night’s Emmy broadcast, and the political pundits are all in pearl-clutching mode because of it.

Contrary to reports, Secretary of Defense Mattis is not defying the President on his order to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military.

President Trump was apparently directly involved in drafting a false statement regarding his son’s meeting with a lawyer tied to the Russian government.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the American Health Care Act.

Trump’s job approval numbers continue to sink.

The 44th President will make as for a one-hour speech as his old annual salary. Should we worry about that?

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz split the wins on ‘Super Saturday,’ while Marco Rubio and John Kasich continue to struggle for relevance in the 2016 race.

Paul Ryan has never really wanted to be Speaker Of The House, but he’s take the job if House Republicans meet the conditions he’s set out.

Even leaving aside the fact that it is far too early to be making such assessments, the idea that Rand Paul is the front runner for the Republican nomination in 2016 fails the logic test.

Despite speculation, both Angus King and Joe Manchin will stay with the Democratic caucus. And that makes sense for both of them.

The nastiest campaign ad of the 2014 cycle is here, and Wendy Davis should be ashamed of it.

The former Virginia Senator is talking about running for President.

Turnout to date for the 2014 primaries is at record lows, but its unclear what that tells us about November.

It seems improbable, but the national landscape on same-sex marriage is changing so quickly that even the Republican Party may find itself changing faster than some might think.

What could possibly go wrong?

One of the most repeated comments about the 2016 race is based on something that just isn’t true.

If current trends holds, Democratic candidates are going to have a problem turning out voters in November.

Brian Schweitzer has a reputation for saying things that most politicians wouldn’t, but that may be just what he needs to get attention if he runs in 2016.

The people are ready. Is the Supreme Court?

Chris Christie waded into the debate going on in the GOP over foreign policy. His comments were less than helpful to say the least.

Some interesting movement in early post-debate polling.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?

President Obama set off a firestorm by claiming business owners didn’t build “that.”

Bill Clinton is the latest Democrat to defend private equity, and Mitt Romney’s business record. It would appear this meme is on its last legs.

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.

Rick Santorum is urging Mitt Romney to go all-in on opposition to same-sex marriage. Not surprisingly, this is bad advice.

The Washington Post prematurely posted that Rick Santorum was dropping out of the race on its news wire and Bloomberg made the story viral while the Post was verifying its accuracy.

American politics is as polarized as ever, and it shows no signs of changing regardless of who wins in November.

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.