Outside the Beltway

Debates about whether Trump is strong or weak often ignore the fundamental fact that he has power.

The takeaway of Hegseth’s video and the Pentagon’s clarification is meant to be obvious. 

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

Maybe they weren’t serious about fiscal discipline after all?

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

Trump, Bezos, and the slippery slope of authoritarianism.

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

The US Presidential election pits “two evils” who are “against life.”

We live in interesting times.

Too many! Too few!

The number of scenarios has diminished.

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

He is so close.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

Top Four likely makes things worse.

It’s not all about Trump.

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

We can only hope.

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

An open Senate race is now much more likely to stay Republican.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

The Democratic wagons continue to circle around Biden.

He’s repelling the people he needs to mount a comeback.

A bad night for Bloomberg and Warren has radically reshaped the race.

The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.

The paper of record endorsed both Warren and Klobuchar

Another one bites the dust.

A big fundraising quarter for the Senator from Vermont.

Cory Booker’s campaign is starting to show some of the same signs of collapse that Kamala Harris’s did.

Mike Bloomberg is apparently entering the race for the Democratic nomination.

Bowing to Immense political pressure to pay college athletes will dramatically change the game.

Not surprisingly, AOC is getting behind Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination.

A familiar name has entered the race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Massachusetts.

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts could be facing a big challenge in 2020.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger. Much like 2014, though, it’s far too early to start writing his political obituary.

Bernie Sanders is finding that the 2020 campaign is very different from 2016.

The Republican Party is ruining the country. But so are the Democrats?