Outside the Beltway

Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.

Rich candidates are buying artificial donors to stay in the contest.

It looks like fewer people are tuning in for the second Democratic debate.

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

Wednesday’s Congressional testimony by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller wasn’t exactly a ratings blockbuster.

Robert Mueller didn’t provide a smoking gun yesterday, but the President and his supporters are wrong to claim that the hearing vindicated the President.

Starting at 8:30 a.m. this morning, the eyes and ears of Washington and much of the nation will be focus on one thing, the testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.

The President’s decision to base his re-election campaign on racism and stoking racial and ethnic divisions is quite simple to explain.

We won’t have a little-known Congressman from somewhereoranother to kick around any more.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

The first Democratic debate drew record numbers on both nights.

Stephanie Grisham, presently a top aide to First Lady Melania Trump, has been named the new White House Press Secretary and Communications Director.

A Florida Woman is being charged with felony burglary after breaking into her estranged husband’s apartment to seize his guns and give them to the police.

Trump and Iran.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving office at the end of the month.

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

John Kasich hasn’t shut the door completely, but recent comments seem to make it clear he’s not likely to take on the President for the Republican nomination.

So far at least, appearing on Fox News Channel does not appear to be hurting the candidates who’ve done it with Democratic voters.

At some point, what we call conservatism turned into a racket. It’s not surprising that this led directly to Trump.

Justin Amash spoke out against the President and Attorney General. Unsurprisingly this is not being received well by his fellow Republicans.

As it has in so many other areas, the right has sacrificed it’s previously held beliefs on international trade to feckless obedience toward President Trump.

Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.

A year and a half into the #MeToo era, we’re still debating who gets to have a career.

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is the latest entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination for President, and the field isn’t done growing.

More simplism from the WH.

It’s increasingly challenging to discuss media coverage because we’re all consuming a hand-selected bit of it.

A Washington Post columnists tries to make the case.

Before we draw broad conclusions of the reporting on the report, don’t we need to see the report?

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

A new report demonstrates that the relationship between Fox News Channel and the Trump Administration is much closer and more pervasive than previously believed.

In a two-hour rant before an adoring crowd of CPAC sycophants. President Trump displayed everything wrong with him and his Presidency.

In what was basically a throwaway line, Joe Biden said something nice about Mike Pence. The reaction from his fellow Democrats says a lot about our current political culture, and none of it is good.

Michael Cohen, the President’s former lawyer and “fixer,” is set to deliver several bombshells in his testimony before Congress today.

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.

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.

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

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

Nancy Pelosi is “suggesting” to the President that the State of the Union be rescheduled for a time after the government shutdown ends, but it clearly seems like more than just a suggestion.

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

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

While the political media is spending a lot of time talking about it, the actual impact of this latest government shutdown is likely to be limited and possibly even unnoticeable to most Americans.

With three days to go before a government shutdown, there are at least some signs that the President may be backing away from his threats to shut down the government over funding for his border wall.

A nation says farewell to a war hero, public servant, former President, and great American.

The continued problem cause by a lack of shared reality.

Nancy Pelosi won a key vote yesterday on the road to returning as Speaker of the House again in January.

Three Democratic Senators are suing the Acting Attorney General, asserting that his appointment was unconstitutional.

Trump, Scott, and their allies are not doing America any favors.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

It’s all over but the vote counting.