Outside the Beltway

It’s still early in the 2020 cycle, but Democratic candidate are finding rally attendees focused on one thing. Beating Donald Trump.

The 2020 debate on Twitter does not represent ordinary Americans. Does that matter?

A classic demonstration of the old maxim, “the medium is the message.”

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

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

The White House clearly doesn’t have a plan beyond attacking Obamacare to score political points.

The Justice Department has reversed course and will not fight a December ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.

The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.

David Gergen lives in a fantasy world.

A WaPo writer takes a round-about path to demonstrate the obvious.

Free expression sometimes enables horrible crimes. How does a free society deal with that tension?

The woman famous for losing the Georgia governor’s race is eyeing a bigger job.

Chelsea Manning is in jail for refusing to comply with a Grand Jury subpoena apparently related to an ongoing investigation of Julian Assange and Wikileaks.

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 Senate yesterday confirmed a 37-year-old to a lifetime Court of Appeals seat.

There appear to be enough votes in the Senate to pass the resolution disapproving President Trump’s border wall “emergency,” but there’s not enough Republican support to override an expected veto.

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.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden isn’t officially running for President yet, but says his family is on board if he does.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.

Republicans face a choice in the coming days. Do they support the Constitution, or do they support Donald Trump? You can count on them making the wrong choice.

A bipartisan group of foreign policy luminaries says there is no factual basis for President Trump’s claim.

For now,former President Obama is staying on the sidelines in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Roger Stone is being ordered to Court after an Instagram post that appears to be a direct threat against the Judge presiding over his criminal case.

Gender bias is real. Most examples cited, though, aren’t.

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

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

Lyndon LaRouche, an eight-time Presidential candidate who ran a cult-like organization that spread bizarre conspiracy theories, has died at 96.

When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.

The former Attorney General is seriously pondering a presidential bid. Seriously.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

In his business career Donald Trump relied largely on fear and intimidation to get his way on business deals. As President, he’s finding that nobody is afraid of him.

President Trump’s detailed schedules reveal a man who doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time actually working.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is the latest entrant into the race for the 2020 Democratic Nomination.

While much of the attention in the race for the Democratic nomination to date has been on the left, there is a path forward for a more centrist candidate.

Is benefitting politically from romantic liaisons different than other relationships?

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa, an American territory whose residents are generally not American citizens from birth. However, she is nonetheless a “natural born citizen.”

A Federal Judge has blocked the Trump Administration from going forward with a plan to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census.

Donald Trump continues to appear to advocate ideas that harm American national interests and benefit Vladimir Putin. Draw your own conclusions as to why.

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

Two years of Republican control of the Legislative and Executive Branches has put us back on a path toward $1 trillion budget deficits.

California Senator Kamala Harris is set to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination later this month.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden will reportedly decide on whether or not he’ll be entering the race for President in the near future.

Terrorists aren’t walking across the desert to get here. Flying is so much easier.

Several states are getting rid of caucuses in favor of primaries, a move that could be to the disadvantage of candidates like Bernie Sanders.