Outside the Beltway

A Senate race in Mississippi could end up being the deciding factor in the battle for control of the Senate.

President Trump’s trade war with China is leading car manufacturers to shift production from the U.S. to China.

Hillary Clinton is hinting about maybe running in 2020 again. Is she serious, or is this just a publicity stunt?

The blatant stoking of irrational fear as campaign politics.

Trump’s words matter.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

Authorities have arrested a Florida man named Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old Trump supporter, in connection with the wave of bombing attempts directed at critics of the President.

Donald Trump is talking about a tax cut that appears to exist only in his own mind.

More outrageous behavior by the President of the United States.

Newt Gingrich has endorsed President Trump’s use of the rhetoric of Josef Stalin to attack the American news media.

President Trump’s private phone calls are apparently a major source of intelligence for foreign nations.

Congressman Keith Ellison appears to be falling behind in the race to be Minnesota’s next Attorney General.

Four suspicious packages addressed to prominent political and media figures have been intercepted in the past three days.

Measles cases are on the rise in Europe due to the fact that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, people still believe the lies of the anti-vaccination movement.

Republicans passed a tax cut bill in December they hoped would help in the midterm elections. It has turned out to be a big dud.

Add yet another name to the potential Democratic campaign field in 2020.

President Trump is preparing to scrap a thirty-year-old treaty that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. It would be a foolish mistake.

The Trump Administration is preparing a policy change that will essentially define transgender Americans out of existence.

Some Democrats and political pundits are putting Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke forward as a potential 2020 candidate, but he says no.

A new poll shows a decided turn toward the Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator in Florida, but it may be an outlier.

Most Americans think Justice Kavanaugh was at least partly deceptive in his response to allegations made by Christine Blasey Ford and other women.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

President Trump is heaping praise on a Congressman who physically assaulted a reporter.

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

President Trump is serving as a knowing apologist for a despotic regime.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

For a number of reasons, we may not know the outcome of the midterm elections on Election Night.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

After nearly a year, Trump’s trade policies are having their inevitable negative impact inside the United States.

Those rambling campaign rally speeches the President loves to give aren’t getting the kind of coverage they used to, not even from his favorite news channel.

The first poll taken in the wake of the Kavanaugh nomination fight suggests the voter enthusiasm gap is shifting toward Democrats.

President Trump is choosing money and moral cowardice over human life in his response to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

Take one name out of contention as a potential replacement for Nikki Haley at the United Nations.

New polling shows that a majority of Americans are opposed to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, but the vast amount of Republicans support it.

At this point, corruption, dishonesty, and insanity are just baked in.

Fear-mongering of various types on full display.

Hope Hicks jumps from one pro-Trump venue to another.

BREAKING NEWS from multiple major news outlets.

With four weeks to go until Election Day, Donald Trump and the Republicans are continuing to stoke the divisions laid bare by the Kavanaugh nomination.

Just when I thought political humor was dead.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

The Merrick Garland precedent is power politics, nothing more.

Last Tuesday, Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain a document he needed. He hasn’t been seen since.

After a long and contentious battle, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed to become the 114th Supreme Court Justice.

September jobs growth fell short of expectations even as the top-line unemployment rate reached a point unseen since 1969.

Despite his ethical issues, Bob Menendez appears to be solidifying his position in New Jersey’s Senate race.

Yesterday’s test of the Presidential Alert system went about as planned.

The F.B.I.’s updated background check is complete and will be reviewed by Senators beginning today. As a result, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving forward toward a final vote on the Kavanaugh nomination later this week.

While I was originally content to let Brett Kavanaugh sail through to confirmation, I now feel compelled to oppose his nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice.

After roughly a week of staying silent, President Trump decided last night to openly mock Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.