Outside the Beltway

Another step forward in the seemingly unstoppable movement toward nationwide legalization.

New Generic Congressional Ballot polls have good news for Democrats.

Recent reports have indicated that doubts are growing about the wisdom of keeping California Democrat Nancy Pelosi at the top of House Leadership.

Vermont Democrats nominated a transgender woman for Governor yesterday but she faces long odds in November.

Congressman Keith Ellison won his party’s nomination for Minnesota Attorney General notwithstanding last-minute allegations of abuse against a former girlfriend.

After a week, the race for the GOP nomination for Kansas Governor is over. Now it’s on to what could be an interesting General Election.

A new poll shows that most Americans believe that race relations have gotten worse under President Trump.

Russia’s real goal in interfering in American elections may not have anything to do with favoring one candidate over another.

Just days after being indicted on insider trading charges, New York Congressman Chris Collins is suspending his campaign for re-election.

Nominating Corey Stewart is beginning to look like the biggest mistake Virginia Republicans have ever made.

In a rare red-state victory for labor unions, Missouri voters rejected a right to work initiative by an overwhelming margin.

Kris Kobach, the controversial Secretary of State of Kansas who is also a Trump ally, holds on to a slim lead in the GOP Primary for Governor.

The noose around the Trump Administration just keeps getting tighter.

The Texas Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke is looking close, but Democrats should not hold out much hope of flipping this seat.

The frequency and ease with which this President lies is, to say the least, alarming.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’d like to stay on the Court at least until she turns 90, but it’s unlikely she’ll go anywhere voluntarily as long as Donald Trump is President.

President Trump is suggesting he may force a government shutdown over his immigration policies just a month before the midterm elections.

Mid-terms are coming.

A new poll suggests that Governor Scott Walker could be in trouble as he seeks a third term as Governor of Wisconsin, but he’s been counted out before only bounce back and confound the doubters.

The economy grew at an exceptionally strong pace according to the first estimate of GDP growth, but several caveats remain.

Former Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen is reportedly ready to tell investigators that the President is lying about his knowledge regarding the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer.

New polling shows that the ground looks fertile for Democrats in the fall.

A fourth poll in less than a month shows that most Americans support keeping the rights protected in Roe v. Wade alive.

If President Trump’s trade war continues, it could have a serious impact on the political fortunes of President Trump and his party.

Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, who challenged Nancy Pelosi for a leadership spot in 2016, is telling supporters he’s running for President in 2020.