Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.

President Trump has fired his Attorney General, a move than many are interpreting as the precursor to a move against Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution that will restore the voting rights of as many as 1.2 million ex-felons and make it easier for future released felons to get their civil rights back.

The emergence of a silly talking point.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

It’s all over but the vote counting.

Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.

The Party of Donald Trump has left no sane choice but to vote straight Democrat.

Faced with the probability of losses today, President Trump is already getting ready to blame everyone but himself.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

The GOP is likely to lose control of the House of Representatives tomorrow, but could this actually help Trump?

Partisan officials should not be in charge of state election processes, much less their own.

With less than forty-eight hours to go until voters head to the polls, the odds are pointing to a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.

Bret Stephens’ piece this week adds up to not much.

As the Saudis continue to dissemble and put forward an utterly implausible explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump Administration shows no sign of having a spine.

A Federal Judge is letting a North Dakota Voter ID law that clearly discriminates against Native Americans stand.

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.

As the midterm campaign draws to a close, Donald Trump is returning to the message of xenophobia and fear that dominated his Presidential campaign.

A bunch of mysteriously sealed filings in Federal Court in D.C. could mean that Robert Mueller has already subpoenaed the President.

Robert Mueller’s office has referred an apparent effort to bribe women into making allegations against him to the F.B.I.

President Trump wants to send more troops than we have in Syria and Iraq combined to the border to deal with a non-existent threat.

President Trump is now claiming he will end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants via Executive Order. He clearly lacks the authority to do this.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

Is it too much to ask for truth about basic facts from the White House Press Secretary?

Angela Merkel announced yesterday that she would step aside as Chancellor at the end of her current term. What that means for the short and long term future of Germany and Europe is unclear.

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

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

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she has no intention of running for President in 2020.

The economy appears to have grown strongly in the third quarter, but concerns about long-term growth remain.

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.

In the wake of attempted bombing attacks on people he has criticized, the President is blaming the media for poisonous political rhetoric. He needs to look in the mirror.

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

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.

Minority rule and self-reinforcing cleavages are not a a healthy combination.

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.

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.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against the President

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

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

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

Part III is here (a lot sooner than Part II was).

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.

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

Not surprisingly, it appears that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam, who effectively runs Saudi Arabia under his father’s rule, is behind the apparent plot against Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

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.