Outside the Beltway

Patrick Caddell, who helped Jimmy Carter win the Democratic nomination and White House in 1976, has died at the age of 68.

The President will sign the bill to fund the government and avert another government shutdown, but in doing so he’ll also lay the groundwork for another showdown with Congress.

In a rare display of assertiveness in the foreign policy arena, the House voted yesterday to bar U.S. assistance in Saudi Arabia’s genocidal war on Yemen.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court rejected a challenge by three women to their prosecution for going topless on a public beach in the Granite State.

Bret Stephens on Howard Schultz

Two more defections from the stable of writers at RedState provide further proof of the extent to which conservative media has become a pro-Trump echo chamber.

The way we elect Presidents make it unlikely that a third-party candidate like Howard Schultz could ever actually win the the Presidency.

Many people are wondering how CNN knew to be at Roger Stone’s house in Florida this morning. It turns out that it was good old-fashioned reporting.

Florida’s New Governor has removed the Sheriff of Broward County over his officer’s lack of response before and during the Parkland shooting.

If you’re looking for the biggest obstacle to a resolution to the government shutdown, look no further than President Donald J. Trump.

President Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. But the other options he’s considering aren’t much better.

The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.

Several states are getting rid of caucuses in favor of primaries, a move that could be to the disadvantage of candidates like Bernie Sanders.

Washington has become the latest state to ban the sale of semiautomatic assault rifles to persons under 21.

President Trump is now threatening to close the border if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall.

As 2018 draws to a close, there’s no sign that the government shutdown will end any time soon.

The numbers should guide policy, not silly symbols.

With the economy appearing to sour, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is quickly becoming the President’s latest target of criticism.

Christmas is behind us, but don’t expect any progress when it comes to the government shutdown, which is in its fifth day.

There was no progress on resolving the government shutdown today, and little hope that anything will happen before late next week.

A Federal Judge has ruled that neither the Sheriff’s Office nor the School Board had a specific duty to protect individual students during the shooting last February in Parkland, Florida.

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.