Outside the Beltway

Emmanuel Macron holds a decisive lead over Marine Le Pen as the French Presidential election heads into its final hours.

Once again, the GOP punts on ‘repeal and replace’ because they don’t have the votes.

Polling indicates that voters find the Democratic Party to be even more out of step than the Republican Party.

French voters face a stark choice in the May 7th runoff for President. Hopefully, they’ll make the correct choice.

Faced with the fact that it has little to show for its first 100 days in office, the Trump Administration is pressuring Congress to come up with a new health care reform bill before the end of next week.

Democrats came close to picking up what has been a solidly Republican seat for nearly forty years but ended up falling short. Instead, we’ll have a runoff in two months.

A political surprise in Great Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May calls a snap election for June 8th.

President Trump’s job approval woes are starting to impact the GOP as a whole.

Republicans held on to Mike Pompeo’s seat in the House, but the outcome was closer than many expected.

A top Trump campaign adviser was the subject of a FISA warrant for at least part of last year.

A big win for opponents of Voter ID laws.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

Stop romanticizing the filibuster (and don’t appeal to the intent of the Founders).

Donald Trump has basically declared war on the people who blocked the AHCA from passing last week.

Next week’s big news is likely to be the Senate’s vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, which could mean invocation of the so-called ‘nuclear option’ by Senate Republicans.

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is set to become the latest member of the NATO alliance despite the fact that there is seemingly no good reason for it.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is set to follow through on a campaign promise.

An apparent terror attack outside Parliament in London.

Just about two months into office, Donald Trump’s job approval number are worse than any newly elected President since World War II.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she will formally invoke Article 50 of the European Union treaty on March 29th, thus officially beginning a Brexit process likely to take years.

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin Monday morning, but it’s Senate Democrats who are in the hot seat.

The Congressional Budget Office delivered some bad news yesterday to House Republicans on their replacement for Obamacare.

South Korea removes a corrupt leader by peaceful means.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

Whether you call it TrumpCare, RyanCare, or GOPCare, the Republican replacement for the PPACA isn’t very impressive.

A new head for the DNC at a time when the Democratic Party finds itself reeling and eager to take on Donald Trump.

Budget hawks in the GOP face a showdown with Donald Trump’s spending ambitions this year that will likely decide whether we’ll ever get spending under control.

Members of Congress and the Senate are once again facing down angry constituents, but it’s unclear whether it will translate into anything substantial in 2018.

The story about the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia didn’t start with Michael Flynn, and it isn’t going to end with his resignation.

Trump’s combination amateur hour/tough guy approach is not going to make the world a safer place, nor will it advance US national interest.

At Congressional town halls across the country, there are signs of what could turn into a movement that would cause real headaches for the GOP in future elections.

Despite two Republican defections, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Secretary of Education.

Senate Democrats are set to almost unanimously oppose virtually all of the Trump Cabinet nominees yet to be voted on.

Repeal and replace is likely to take longer than many Republicans thought it would, but that shouldn’t be surprising.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

Despite campaign promises, President Trump appears to be putting off any immediate decision on the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.

With repeal of the Affordable Care Act now likely sooner rather than later, key Republicans are urging the party to have a replacement in place before repeal is voted on.

On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.

Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Middle East peace was largely correct, but his words are pointless given the fact that neither Israel nor the Palestinians seem serious about peacefully resolving their differences.

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.