Outside the Beltway

With just hours to go, a partial government shutdown is becoming more and more likely.

The latest entry in the unity third party presidential candidate genre is just as bad as they always are.

As expected, the Justice Department has issued a new rule banning bump stocks. However, it is likely to face legal challenges.

As Washington heads into the final days of a budget shutdown, Republicans find themselves on the losing end of a public relations battle.

Nine years after retiring as Head Coach at Florida, Urban Meyer announced earlier this week that he would retire from his current position at Ohio State after the Rose Bowl.

The Trump Administration is preparing to ban bump stocks in the coming weeks.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

Mia Love, recently narrowly defeated in her bid for re-election, has some parting words for her party. They probably won’t listen, but they should.

In the end, the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy was not even close.

Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.

Preliminary figures indicate that voter turnout in the 2018 midterms was higher than it has been for any midterm election in fifty-two years.

Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has made several mistakes since Election Day, but she’s likely to win tomorrow’s runoff election.

It isn’t about foreign policy, it is about self-serving manipulation of the public.

With the recounts over we can officially say that Rick Scott will be the next Senator from Florida.

Yes, there can be real problems with election activities, but that does not excuse POTUS’ lies about fraud.

The Governor’s race in Florida is over, and the Senate race isn’t far behind.

While the outcome in the Florida Governor’s Race is clear, the Senate race remains up in the air and headed for a hand recount that, in the end, is unlikely to change the outcome of the race.

Donald Trump is engaging in another round of baseless and bizarre conspiracy theories about alleged voter fraud.

Trump, Scott, and their allies are not doing America any favors.

Losing the midterms is not going over well with the President.

Democrats have flipped the Senate seat currently held by Republican Jeff Flake.

Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema appears to be headed toward victory.

Florida has begun the recount process in both the Senate and Governor’s races. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

The issues are different than in Florida or Arizona, but the Georgia Governor’s race remains unresolved as Stacey Abrams hopes to find enough votes to force the race into a runoff.

The Senate race in Arizona has been close since Election Night, but Democratic nominee Kyrsten Sinema has pulled ahead.

There’s a new church/state separation case on the Supreme Court’s docket.

Somewhere, Tim Russert is smiling.

Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.

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.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

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

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.

National Republicans are worried that the President’s concentration on hot-button issues could end up backfiring. They should be.

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.

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.

One of the longest-lasting characters on The Simpsons may not be long for this world, but before we write him off perhaps we ought to stop and think.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

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.

Two more potential explosive devices, addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have been discovered by law enforcement.

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.

More explosive devices sent to prominent Trump critics, including Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden, have been located.

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

Another landmark decision from the Washington State Supreme Court.

A new poll shows a decided turn toward the Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator in Florida, but it may be an outlier.

The Catholic Church’s problems may have just gotten a lot more serious.

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.