Outside the Beltway

Kamala Harris, whose campaign has been floundering for months, is out of the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.

Later today, California Congressman Duncan Hunter, Jr. will plead guilty to charges of embezzling up to $250,000 from his campaign’s bank account.

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

Kamala Harris’s once-promising campaign is nearing the end whether the candidate or her supporters wish to admit it or not.

The latest poll out of New Hampshire shows four candidates at the top in a very close race.

Under the Democratic National Committee’s current qualification rules, Michael Bloomberg’s self-funded campaign means he wouldn’t qualify for any future debate. He doesn’t seem worried about that.

Hong Kong voters send a strong message to Beijing, and the world.

The California Supreme Court has struck down a state law purporting to require a candidate for President to release their tax returns,

Mike Bloomberg isn’t officially a candidate for President yet, but he’s getting closer.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick isn’t exactly starting out on the right foot.

A Senate Impeachment trial in early January would have a serious impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

Donald Trump’s Ambassador to the European Union provides yet more evidence to support impeachment of the President.

South Dakota launched a new ad campaign to deal with its methamphetamine crisis. They missed the mark.

Chick-Fil-A is ending its charitable giving to organizations that oppose LGBT rights, and conservatives are predictably freaking out.

After a promising start, Kamala Harris’s campaign appears to be in crisis mode.

More good news for Mayor Pete.

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

There were few fireworks during the first day of public impeachment hearings, but the ground work for a case against the President was laid.

A new poll shows Pete Buttigieg surging in Iowa, where the Caucuses are 92 days away.

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.

History shows us that candidates who enter the race for President late rarely do well, and rarely manage to win.

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

The newest entrant is outperforming most rivals but is intensely disliked.

A new poll seems to indicate that Democratic voters aren’t exactly jumping on the Mike Bloomberg train.

A conservative columnist explains how once-Republican states are switching sides.

Mike Bloomberg is apparently entering the race for the Democratic nomination.

A big win for ranked-choice voting in the Big Apple as voters approve a referendum that will bring ranked-choice voting to the nation’s most populous city.

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

Two weeks after the most recent debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are pulling ahead in the polls.

Smugglers are getting over and through Trump’s border wall with material you can buy at your local Home Depot.

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

Senator Elizabeth Warren released a more detailed version of her ‘Medicare For All” plan late last week. It leaves much to be desired.

Kamala Harris’s Presidential race continues to his bumpy roads.

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.

Facing a cash crunch, Kamala Harris is shedding campaign staff and cutting spending. This seldom ends well.

Bowing to Immense political pressure to pay college athletes will dramatically change the game.

Barely in office a year, California Congresswoman Katie Hill has been forced to resign in the face of inappropriate contact with a staff member and a campaign worker.

The GOP’s efforts to defend the President are becoming more desperate and pathetic by the day.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

After coming under fire for a decision designed primarily to benefit himself and his family, President Trump has decided to walk back the decision to hold the next G-7 Summit at one of his properties.

A Federal Court has struck down the President’s diversion of funds for his border wall.

Not surprisingly, AOC is getting behind Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination.

The White House is doubling down on its illegitimate stonewalling of valid Congressional document requests.

A Federal Judge rejected the President’s effort to block a New York City prosecutor from obtaining copies of his tax returns.

She’s been fibbing about how she left a teaching job nearly half a century ago.

Late last week, a Federal Judge in California placed on hold a state law requiring candidates to provide copies of their tax returns.

A very successful fundraising quarter for Senator Elizabeth Warren caps off a quarter that has seen her surge in the race for the 2020 nomination.

SpaceX unveiled a model of the “starship” it would send to Mars but there’s still a lot of work to do.