Outside the Beltway

“We have to be careful in balancing big dreams and bold ideas with also recognizing that typically change happens in steps.”

Would a similarly-situated woman be getting such over-the-top coverage?

As it has since 2007, the Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News from hosting a debate featuring the party’s candidates for President.

The freshman Congresswoman is getting it from all sides.

Reason’s Nick Gillespie makes an interesting case but I don’t buy it.

The President of the United States and the most-talked-about freshman Representative in ages could not be more different.

Breathless coverage of this freshman Congressman is getting tiresome.

The House of Representatives has begin the process of challenging the President’s recent declaration of a ‘national emergency’ at the southern border.

A Coast Guard officer and aspiring domestic terrorist was arrested late yesterday for plotting to kill Democratic politicians and members of the media.

Following Donald Trump’s lead, the GOP is making clear that its game plan for 2020 is paint all Democrats as ‘socialists, baby killers, and anti-Semites.’

Thanks mostly to political opposition that misrepresented the nature of the deal it had made, Amazon has abandoned plans to locate parts of its new headquarters in New York City.

Based on his appearance on CNN last night, Howard Schultz appears to be running a campaign about nothing.

The right has spent a seemingly inordinate amount of time focusing on relatively powerless Members of Congress.

…there is only one plausible pathway to get there.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has managed to become a media star, but she has a lot to learn about politics.

In both cases, appeals to emotion are not diminished by disregard for accuracy.

A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

While it has an admitted populist appeal. the idea of Congressional pay being withheld during a shutdown is a non-starter due to the Constitution.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is reportedly considering a bid for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 2020.

With their House majority secure, Democrats must now select their leadership team for the next two years. It’s not going smoothly.

Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

With the primaries over, we can say that it’s been quite a successful year for women in politics.