Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump speaks largely just to his base, ignoring the nation as a whole. Whether this will be enough to win re-election in 2020 is an open question.

As Democrats at the state level seek to limit the ability of parents to decline to vaccinate their children. they are facing resistance from Republican colleagues.

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

The (Acting) Secretary of Defense has issued an unconstitutional order.

It’s the battleground states that are the issue, not small states v. large states.

Sometimes symbolism is important. This is one of those times.

It’s that time of year again, and once again people are asking if it isn’t time to drop the whole ritual of changing time every six months altogether.

A new tool for looking at possible Presidential election outcomes.

Measles cases in the United States are surging thanks to the lies spread by the anti-vaccination movement.

It turns out there actually is a crisis on the US-Mexico border.

Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.

Ku Klux Klan jokes, fake lynchings, and the like were routinely depicted even at places like Cornell.

Thanks mostly to it’s complete and enthusiastic embrace of Donald Trump , the Republican Party faces a bleak demographic future.

William Barr was easily confirmed as Attorney General in a 54-45 votes that included three Democrats crossing over to support him.

It was only a matter of time before Trump’s rhetoric against the press would lead to something violent. Last night in El Paso, it happened.

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Gabby Giffords, is running for Senate in Arizona against Martha McSally.

Jeff Flake says he won’t be running against President Trump in 2020, but there may be others.

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

After twenty-five days, there’s no end in sight to the Federal Government shutdown. You can thank the President for that.

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

As the government shutdown enters through its twenty-fourth day, attention is shifting to Senate Republicans who could be pressured to break ranks and potentially force a resolution.

As the shutdown drags on, Mitch McConnell finds himself facing pressure from the White House and from members of his own caucus.

One-half of a pop music icon in the 70’s, the Captain has passed away.

Before even taking office, Mitt Romney is taking on the President. It’s a good sign, but we’ll see what it leads to.

Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema will end up representing Arizona in the Senate together.

Jon Kyl was named to replace John McCain back in September, but as expected he’s already announcing that he’ll be leaving at the end of the year.

The verdict of last month’s elections was clear, but Republicans still don’t seem to get it.

Republican lawmakers in Michigan and Wisconsin are responding to their party’s losses at the Gubernatorial level by attempting to restrict the powers of the incoming Democratic Governor.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

In the end, the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy was not even close.

Once again, Republicans in California find themselves looking up and seeing a lot of desolation. They need to find a way to bounce back.

With the recounts over we can officially say that Rick Scott will be the next Senator from Florida.

Now that the election is over, President Trump and his sycophants in the right-wing media seem to have completely forgotten about the “invading” “caravan” of Central American asylum seekers.

Senator Jeff Flake is threatening to vote against President Trump’s judicial nominees unless he gets a floor vote on a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

It would be a rather quixotic effort, but Jeff Flake isn’t ruling out challenging the President for the Republican nomination in 2020.

Losing the midterms is not going over well with the President.

CNN fires back in the Administration’s ongoing war with the news media.

Democrats have flipped the Senate seat currently held by Republican Jeff Flake.

Democratic pickups in several state legislatures could impact redistricting after the 2020 Census.

Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema appears to be headed toward victory.

The NYT is trying to start a conversation.

The issues are different than in Florida or Arizona, but the Georgia Governor’s race remains unresolved as Stacey Abrams hopes to find enough votes to force the race into a runoff.

The Senate race in Arizona has been close since Election Night, but Democratic nominee Kyrsten Sinema has pulled ahead.

On Tuesday, Michigan joined the ranks of the states where marijuana is legal and several other states legalized it for medical purposes.

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.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

With less than forty-eight hours to go until voters head to the polls, the odds are pointing to a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.

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 Federal Judge is letting a North Dakota Voter ID law that clearly discriminates against Native Americans stand.