Outside the Beltway

A key step in the Colombian peace process.

While the rest of us have been distracted by a hurricane in Texas, Robert Mueller’s investigation continues moving forward.

A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein regarding their exclusion from Presidential debates.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

A race for the Virginia House of Delegates straight out of a civics book.

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

They may both be Republicans, but the relationship between the President and the Senate Majority Leader is bad and seems to be getting worse.

Three new polls show Trump’s job approval down significantly in the three states that put him over the top in the Electoral College last year.

President Trump’s reaction to the terror attack in Spain included an easily debunked lie about one of America’s most decorated Generals.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

Donald Trump’s core supporters in the Republican Party remain intensely loyal, and that seems unlikely to change.

After 200 days, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Ignorance of history and process is a hallmark 17th Amendment repeal arguments.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

A new study shows that Baby Boomers no longer account for the largest segment of voters in the United States.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

A Duke history professor uncovers “stealth plan” by “fifth columnists” who are seeking to overthrow democracy in the U.S. for their plutocrat masters.

Is there anyone in the Trump Administration or family who hasn’t held undisclosed meetings with Russians?

With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.

Another failed attempt to demonstrate the problems of voter fraud in the US.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.

After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.

Justice Kennedy is telling prospective law clerks for the term that beings in October 2018 that he is considering retiring at the end of the term that begins this October.

More than twenty states are resisting requests for data from a ‘voter integrity’ Commission built on President Trump’s lie that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.

Donald Trump is the most unpopular incoming President in more than eighty years.

Some thoughts on the current state of the Democrats.

In one of the most closely watched Special Elections in American history, the outcome turned out to be not entirely surprising.

The political party formed by French President Emmanuel Macron just about a year ago scored big wins in yesterday’s first round of legislative elections.

Reports are indicating that President Trump may cancel or delay his trip to the United Kingdom due to planned protests.

Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff is leading in a race that Republicans should be winning easily.

A massive political miscalculation by Theresa May leads to an uncertain future in the United Kingdom.

Great Britain heads to the polls today.

In addition to the race in New Jersey, the statewide races in Virginia are also being looked to as a barometer of American politics in the first year of the Trump Administration.

Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno will face off against each other to succeed Chris Christie in New Jersey.

The polls are looking worse and worse for Donald Trump.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

Hillary Clinton is blaming everyone she can for her loss, except the most obvious suspects.

Donald Trump’s first overseas trip went about as badly as you’d expect it would.

There’s a Special Election in Montana tomorrow, and the Democratic candidate is performing far above expectations.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to undo the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Now his Administration is signaling that, at least for now, the deal will stay in place.

The Trump White House knew Michael Flynn was under investigation and named him National Security Adviser anyway.

In the immortal words of Warren Zevon, “Send lawyers, gun, and money. The shit has hit the fan.”