Outside the Beltway

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.

Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered the worst defeat in the modern history of the British Parliament, and nobody is sure what happens next.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

California Senator Kamala Harris is set to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination later this month.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

The longer the shutdown goes on, the wider its impact is likely to become.

The government entered its third shutdown of the year with little sign of an immediate resolution.

Former Vice-President Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are, not surprisingly, leading the early polls for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

The economy is in good shape for the moment but there are storm clouds on the horizon.

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

After initially saying no, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is now reopening the door to the idea of running for President.

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.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.

Amazon has reportedly decided to split its second headquarters between an already urbanized area of Northern Virginia and the outer boroughs of New York City.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.

Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.

Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.

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

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

A decade after the Great Recession, we now have data to answer the question.

Much of what Donald Trump has claimed about how he built his fortune is a lie, and at least part of it originated in his father’s shady efforts to evade taxes.

As part of her position as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has use of a rather lavish private residence. This is not a real controversy.

The target is not just on illegal immigrants.

Corey Stewart rose to become the Republican Party’s Senate nominee in Virginia with blatant appeals to racial division. Now his party fears they’ll be the ones who end up paying the price.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro survived an apparent, albeit amateurish, assassination attempt yesterday in what could be a sign of underlying instability in Venezuela.

The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.

A Federal Judge has rejected a Trump Administration effort to change a 20-year-old legal settlement that bars long-term detention of immigrant families.

Democrats are rallying around the “Abolish ICE” slogan in response to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, but it could end up backfiring on them.

After months of allegations regarding improper use of taxpayer dollars and the use of agency resources and personnel for personal needs, he is finally out.

More evidence that North Korea isn’t living up to the promises it made in Singapore.

Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.

A Trump Administration policy announced in April has resulted in roughly 2,000 children being taken from their parents at the border.

Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?

Tomorrow, Irish voters will head to the polls to decide whether or not to scrap a Constitutional Amendment that bans abortion in essentially all circumstances.

For decades, it was the preeminent brand in American journalism. Now its pieces are being sold at bargain rates.

Solving the problems created by neighborhood-based schools isn’t going to be easy.

New York and nearly two dozen other jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit seeking to bar the Trump Administration from asking about citizenship in the 2020 Census.

The President issued an incredibly confusing order that contradicts the advice of his generals and is probably illegal.

Top White House staffers were preparing to fire several troublesome figures at once when the President suddenly upended the plan.

I hope Ben Carson has a comfortable couch at home.

The family real estate business made tens of millions through shady dealings.

Ben Carson comes to his senses, but questions still remain about his family seeming to benefit from his position in government.

Ben Carson has expensive taste in office furniture.

The current budget deal expires in six days and Congress doesn’t seem to know what it’s going to do about it.

The economy grew in the final quarter of 2017, but at a slower pace than earlier in the year and far slower than what the President has promised.

November’s Jobs Report was stronger than expected, but there are several caveats to keep in mind.