Outside the Beltway

Vice-President Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game early in what was obviously a cynical pre-planned publicity stunt.

Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama is raising fears of a wider battle in the Republican Party heading into 2018.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

Republicans finally unveiled the outlines of a tax reform package yesterday, but the devil is in the still to be determined details.

Another poll shows the vast majority of Americans want Congress to act to help the people covered by DACA.

One of the legal giants in the Federal Judiciary has retired from the bench.

President Trump once again revealed his true self at a press conference yesterday.

More than twenty states are resisting requests for data from a ‘voter integrity’ Commission built on President Trump’s lie that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.

A Federal appellate court has ruled that a transgender student must be allowed to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity.

A big win for opponents of Voter ID laws.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, but its reasoning is questionable at best.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch even as it became inevitable that Republicans would be forced to invoke the ‘nuclear option’ to confirm him to the Supreme Court.

Day One of the questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch went very well, and it suggests that his path to confirmation is basically clear of serious obstacles.

Donald Trump isn’t going to change, and that’s bad news for all of us.

Once again, Donald Trump has played his supporters for suckers.

As things stand, Democrats will have a hard time winning back control in the Senate in 2018.

Rest In Peace, Mrs. Brady.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

And the winner is……

Last night’s debate was indeed the low point everyone anticipated it would be, but it seems unlikely to change the status quo.

Nothing that happens tonight during the Vice-Presidential debate is likely to matter, so feel free to skip it.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.

Donald Trump’s admiration and praise for the dictatorial leader of Russia should be sufficient reason to disqualify him from being President of the United States.

As expected, John McCain easily defeated his primary opponent yesterday.

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton pointed out truths about Donald Trump that his fellow Republicans were too scared to point out during the primary..

It’s eleven weeks — just 77 days — until Election Day, and things are looking pretty good for Hillary Clinton, and pretty bad for Donald Trump.

GOP control of Indiana’s Senate seat appears to be in jeopardy, and that will have serious implications for the battle to control the Senate.

After weeks of bleeding, the Trump campaign is undergoing a shake up, but it’s unlikely to fix what’s really wrong.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

Not surprisingly, Latino voters are heavily turned off by Donald Trump and seemingly quite eager to vote against him in the fall.

With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.

More Republican officeholders are distancing themselves from Donald Trump, but it’s time to start wondering what took them so long,

A Federal Judge in North Dakota has struck down that state’s Voter ID Law, the fourth such decision in less than a month.

Looking at the Electoral College, it’s already apparent that Donald Trump’s campaign faces a daunting, perhaps impossible, path to victory.

Big losses for proponents of Voter ID laws in two swing states.

Democrats will consider changing superdelegate rules, but not as much as Bernie Sanders would like.

Ted Cruz’s convention speech was about what you’d expect, a gamble designed to set up his campaign for President in 2020 or beyond.

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

The Veepstakes continues.