Outside the Beltway

Florida has begun the recount process in both the Senate and Governor’s races. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution that will restore the voting rights of as many as 1.2 million ex-felons and make it easier for future released felons to get their civil rights back.

Congressman Steve King’s anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric hasn’t bothered his constituents for twenty years, but he suddenly finds himself the focus of controversy and possibly vulnerable. It couldn’t happen to a more well-deserving guy.

A Senate race in Mississippi could end up being the deciding factor in the battle for control of the Senate.

President Trump’s trade war with China is leading car manufacturers to shift production from the U.S. to China.

The economy appears to have grown strongly in the third quarter, but concerns about long-term growth remain.

For a number of reasons, we may not know the outcome of the midterm elections on Election Night.

After nearly a year, Trump’s trade policies are having their inevitable negative impact inside the United States.

Thanks to a last-minute agreement, the United States and Canada reached an agreement for a revised version of NAFTA. It’s a got a new name, but it’s basically NAFTA 2.0.

As expected, President Trump announced a new round of tariffs against Chinese goods yesterday, and China quickly retaliated.

President Trump is set to expand his ill-advised, economically ignorant, trade war with China.

The target is not just on illegal immigrants.

Florida voters in the Republican and Democratic parties have set up a Gubernatorial race that provides a stark choice on the table for Sunshine State voters in a race that will likely have national implications moving forward.

President Trump’s much-hyped replacement for NAFTA doesn’t really amount to much and won’t amount to anything unless he can get Canada, and the U.S. Congress, on board.

President Trump appears to be ready to expand his ignorant, counterproductive trade war with China.

The recent report of 4.1% GDP growth over the previous quarter is indeed welcome news. However, taking a look at the data both recent and in the past and there are some reasons to be concerned about GDP growth in general.

Trump’s trade war will claw back 25% of the growth in GDP, slightly more than 20% of the wage growth and more than wipe out all the jobs his tax cuts would provide.

President Trump and the President of the European Commission announced an agreement late yesterday on trade issues, but it’s long on promises and short on results.

If President Trump’s trade war continues, it could have a serious impact on the political fortunes of President Trump and his party.

Donald Trump’s trade war continues to have negative consequences for American consumers and businesses.

The Federal Government is hoarding an awful lot of cheese.

President Trump once said that “trade wars are good and easy to win.” It’s only been three months since he started this war and we’re already finding out just how wrong he is about that.

The Administration is going to unveil a plan for a major reorganization of government agencies today.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

President Trump is setting off another trade war, this time with some of America’s closest and most important allies.

The Federal Reserve sees the economy staying relatively the same for the foreseeable future, which is both a good and bad thing.

Some good news from North Korea.

Trump’s tariff plan isn’t going over well in farm country, and that could cause problems for the GOP in November.

President Trump is continuing his dangerous and misguided trade war rhetoric,

Mississippi’s Governor has chosen a replacement for Thad Cochran, but the White House isn’t too happy about the pick.

The 80-year-old Mississippi Republican, who was first elected to the Senate in 1978 after serving six years in the House, has been in poor health.

A recent defection from North Korea gives us a peek inside the DPRK, and it’s not pretty.

The new GDP growth estimate shows healthy economic growth in the second quarter, but it’s unclear if it can be sustained.

Donald Trump kowtows to Vladimir Putin yet again.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

Donald Trump’s first Cabinet Meeting looked like something out of a Maoist propaganda video.

The president’s skinny budget would eliminate most funding for science and the arts to fund more Defense spending.

Trump’s attempt to fix the balance of trade will almost surely end up leaving us all worse off.

With two votes last night, President Trump’s Cabinet is coming together.

Technology continues to make more and more jobs unnecessary and irrelevant. And the consequences are going to be widespread.

Despite two Republican defections, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Secretary of Education.

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It is a misguided and foolish attempt to try and buy votes without appearing to buy votes.

As expected, Hillary Clinton went with the ‘safe’ choice, and has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.

A report card for the 2009 Stimulus Bill.

Advisers? Donald Trump doesn’t need no stinkin’ advisers.