Outside the Beltway

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in an important case dealing with the circumstances under which voters can be purged from the voting rolls.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

Controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio is running for Senate in Arizona.

Republican David Yancy was declared the winner of a disputed election, giving the GOP a slim one-seat majority in the state’s House of Delegates.

Contrary to expectations, jobs growth in December was relatively modest.

The Trump Administration is reversing policy on an Obama Era policy that allowed states to choose their own course on marijuana laws.

President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.

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

2017 was quite a year. 2018 promises to be just as interesting.

Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran.

Roy Moore continues to think that he is special.

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

The battle for control of the Virginia House of Delegates remains up in the air as both sides continue to dispute the outcome in one district.

After nearly twenty years, the Republican domination of the Virginia House of Delegates came to an end thanks to a single vote.

Republicans passed their tax bill yesterday. What that means for the economy and the 2018 midterms is another question.

As we near the end of the year, the President’s job approval numbers remain at historically low levels, and there’s no sign that they’ll improve in 2018.

My latest for The National Interest, “How Trump’s National Security Strategy Breaks with the Past,” has posted.

Two months after a referendum that supported independence from Spain, Catalan voters head to the polls for a new round of parliamentary elections that remain up in the air.

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

As he nears the one-year anniversary of his Inauguration, President Trump is getting increasingly bad reviews from the public.

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

As expected, Minnesota’s Governor has named his Lt. Governor to replace Al Franken in the Senate.

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.

A top Republican political analyst is warning that a Roy Moore victory in Alabama could pose real problems for Republicans in 2018. If it does, they’ll have nobody to blame but themselves.

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

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case dealing with political Gerrymandering.

Explaining what Tuesday is likely to bring.

Another one bites the dust.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

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

The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

A not guilty verdict in a case that Donald Trump turned into a political issue.

After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.

Negotiations over government formation is not a crisis.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

The next step in Zimbabwe seems entirely unclear as long-time dictator Robert Mugabe refuses to formally give up power.

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

New Jersey Senate Bob Menendez has temporarily dodged a bullet, but his ultimate fate is far from clear.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

Even during an overseas trip, President Trump continues to try to undermine the Russia investigation.

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