Outside the Beltway

Ted Cruz is the latest Republican Senator to repeat discredited Kremlin-backed conspiracy theories about Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.

Why mount a defense when you can go make a TV show in Ukraine?

In the wake of yesterday’s hearing, the House of Representatives is taking the inevitable next step.

With Kamala Harris”s exit from the race, some are raising questions about why minority candidates have failed to break through in a party that has a very diverse base.

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.