Outside the Beltway

At least one red state Democrat will be voting against Gina Haspel.

National Republicans are increasingly concerned that an upstart, racist candidate who has unleashed personal attacks on Mitch McConnell’s family will sneak through and win tomorrow’s primary to decide who will face Joe Manchin in November.

Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore is suing several of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct during last year’s campaign.

Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.

Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.

The legal distinction between “personal capacity” and “official capacity” makes no sense for senior presidential appointees.

Will Joe Arpaio cause the GOP to lose an otherwise winnable Senate race?

This is not unreasonable.

The government is shut down and Washington is playing the usual blame game. In reality, there’s plenty of blame to go around, and one of the guilty parties is the American people.

With less than two days to go, the prospects for Congress finding a way to prevent a government shutdown aren’t looking good.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

Whatever goodwill may have existed between the Trump Administration and Steve Bannon appears to have evaporated.

Roy Moore continues to think that he is special.

Roy Moore isn’t giving up, but he can’t stop the inevitable.

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

Some Democratic Senators are suggesting that Al Franken should reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.

Let’s not forget how unique the Moore-Jones contest was.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama is bringing out into the open a civil war that has been going on for seven years now.

House and Senate Republicans say they have reached agreement on a final tax bill, and Democrats are engaging in an effort to delay a vote in the Senate until Doug Jones can be seated.

In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.

There are no good outcomes for the GOP in Alabama.

Polling remains uncertain in the Alabama Senate race, but the odds favor Roy Moore.

Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.

President Trump has formally endorsed an accused child molester for the United States Senate.

As I’ve said before, the Republican Party in the Trump Era has become the party of Trumpaloons, sycophants, sellouts, and cowards.

With ten days to go, the Senate race in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is close.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

The differing reactions among Republicans in Washington and the base of the Republican Party to the charges against Roy Moore have enhanced a civil war inside the Republican Party.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is accused of having molested a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s.

A new poll shows Democratic nominee Doug Jones tied with twice-removed former Chief Justice Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race, but it’s still too early to be optimistic.

A sign of hope that Alabama voters could end up rejecting the far-right theocratic politics of Roy Moore? Possibly.

Despite, or perhaps because of, his bigoted, radical, far-right positions on the issues, Roy Moore beat the sitting Senator from Alabama in a runoff election that essentially guarantees that he will win the General Election later this year.

Some quick thoughts on Moore v. Strange.

The twice-removed Chief Justice is likely getting a promotion.

The Silver Surfer will make his live-action debut in the second installment of the Fantastic Four movie franchise.