Outside the Beltway

It’s time to start speculating about a brokered convention again,even though it probably isn’t going to happen.

Former President Obama has been largely quiet about the race for the Democratic nomination, but that may not last.

Even as candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders continue to base their campaigns on it, Democrats appear to be growing skeptical of ‘Medicare For All.’

The Republican Party is a cult with Donald Trump at the center and his ardent supporters are brainwashed cult members.

After flirting with the idea many times over the past decade and a half, Mike Bloomberg is officially running for President.

A new article puts Joe Biden’s gaffes and malapropisms in a new light.

The fifth Democratic debate brought some candidate clashes, but hardly the no-holds-barred type of event you might expect for this late in the pre-primary process.

Reversing decades of policy, the Trump Administration reversed decades of policy on settlements in disputed territory.

Late last week, Attorney General William Barr demonstrated quite aptly the extent to which he has become just another Trump loyalist.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described how the President’s allies intimidated her out of her position, while the President intimidated her live on Twitter.

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is running to get his old job back.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

The Supreme Court took up the DACA issue today. No matter what it decides, this will likely become a big issue in the 2020 elections.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is reportedly considering a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.

Another bad night for Republicans in Virginia, and another warning sign for Republicans nationally.

Former President Obama called out so-called ‘woke’ culture in a talk late last week.

Virginia voters don’t like Donald Trump, or Republicans in general, very much right now, and that could translate into Democrats taking control of the state legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Elizabeth Warren’s fellow Democrats aren’t so thrilled with her ‘Medidare For All’ plan.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

Former North Caroline Senator Kay Hagan has died,

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

A current defense of Trump raises an ancient political question.

We won’t have whats-his-name to kick around anymore.

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

Beto O’Rourke wants to use government policy to punish religious institutions that don’t recognize same-sex marriages.

As widely expected, yesterday’s “jungle primary” in the Louisiana Governor’s race ended with nobody winning a majority.

The President of the United States behaves like a child.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate comes from a part of the world that most people almost never think about.

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

Expanding on yesterday afternoon’s post.

North Korea appears to be pulling back from any future negotiations over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, leaving the Trump Administration’s Korea policy in shambles.

The Supreme Court returns to work today with a significant number of high-profile cases on its docket.

A big haul for the GOP.

The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with his usurpation of power, his disdain for the law, or his continued policies that have damaged the country.

The President’s attorney Rudy Giuliani is among the first to be served with a subpoena in connection with the newly-launched impeachment inquiry.

SNL takes on impeachment and the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.

Not surprisingly, there are other phone call transcripts and other communications that further complicate Trump’s position.

Just over four years ago.

Obvious advice is obvious.

Eighteen years after it started, the American public seems to be mostly ignoring the war in Afghanistan. But that isn’t an excuse for not bringing it to an end.

A startling statistic that hides a more comforting reality.

It’s still early in the election cycle but there’s plenty for the President to worry about.

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated an Emoluments Clause lawsuit against the President that had been dismissed nearly two years ago.

At last week’s debate, Beto O’Rourke handed Republicans and gun rights advocates a nicely wrapped gift with his claim that he would seize guns from otherwise law-abiding Americans.

As doubts about the health of the economy start to mount, President Trump’s job approval is starting to suffer.

The Trump Administration is considering banning flavored electronic cigarettes. This would be a a bad idea.