Outside the Beltway

Much like the President they obsequiously defend, Republicans have become useful idiots in Russia’s war on Western liberal democracy.

A Justice Department official who had the courage to stand up to the President has died at the age of 87.

POTUS believes, and is propagating, a conspiracy theory.

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.

An internal Justice Department investigation fails to find any evidence of political bias in the Russia investigation.

As Republicans and their conservative cohorts spread a discredited conspiracy theory about the 2016 election, Vladimir Putin smiles at yet another victory.

Wednesday night’s debate drew the smallest television audience of any of the debates so far.

Taking a look at the state of the race as Democratic prepare to clash in tonight’s fifth debate.

Many of the 2020 Democratic candidates for President are arguing that the caucus process itself is unfair and undemocratic. They’re right.

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who is basically a non-entity in the race for the Democratic nomination, will not be running for re-election.

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

With twelve Democrats set to clash tonight in Ohio, it’s time to take a look at the state of the race.

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report adds to the evidence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Tulsi Gabbard, who managed to qualify for tomorrow’s fourth Democratic debate after missing out on the third, is threatening to boycott what may be her last chance to make her case to a national audience.

The evidence piles up.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

A big haul for the GOP.

The White House has released a summary of the July 25th phone call between President Trump and the President of Ukraine. It doesn’t help President Trump or his defenders.

The criteria for the November and December debate will make it much harder for some Democrats to get on the national stage. That isn’t a bad thing.

The time for coddling the candidates polling below 5% is over.

After falling for the second debate, ratings were back near record levels for the third debate.

This evening ten Democratic candidates for President, including all of the front runners, appear on stage together for the third debate of the 2020 election cycle.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

The Democratic National Committee is moving to block efforts by the state parties in Iowa and Nevada to open up the caucus process to more participants, citing security issues.

Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of a Presidential race few people realized she was in.

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

Two new polls released today indicate that earlier suggestions that the race for the Democratic nomination had shifted were incorrect.

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton is ending a Presidential bid that few people were paying attention to.

As many as twelve candidates for the Democratic nomination may not qualify for the next debate. They should use that as an opportunity to get out of a race they clearly aren’t going to win.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is the latest candidate to drop ou of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He won’t be the last.

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

A Federal Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the DNC alleging a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

While much of the talk about Robert Mueller’s testimony has focused on the Trump campaign, there was another part to his testimony that brings attention to a far more serious threat.

The DNC has $9.3 million to the RNC’s $44 million.

Once again, twenty candidates will participate in the second debate scheduled to take place over two nights at the end of the month.

The numbers are in and there’s good news for some candidates and bad news for a lot of the others.

Democratic voters and donors appear to be narrowing their choices for a nominee down, which could mean a short future for a lot of current Democratic candidates.

Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $19 million despite eschewing the high-dollar fundraisers her opponents have utilized.

A silly story for the silly season.

President Trump And the RNC raised a record amount in the second quarter of the year.

Not surprisingly, the President’s opening speech of the 2020 campaign was filed with lies.

The lineups for the first Democratic debate of the 2020 season are set but some candidates are likely to be unhappy.

The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

For 2020, Kansas Democrats are making some interesting changes to how they will have a say in he race for the Democratic nomination.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

After coming under attack from within his own party, former Vice-President Joe Biden has changed his position on the Hyde Amendment.

A new report indicates that Russian social media trolls are involved in spreading anti-vaccination propaganda in the United States and elsewhere.

The party’s presidential wannabes have until September 12 to demonstrate a pulse.