Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump is probably just messing around with all of us again, but he’s certainly acting like someone who’s running for President.

The race for the Republican nomination is as tight as ever, and so far nobody seems to be emerging as a clear front-runner.

Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is continuing his absurd and dangerous war on the Supreme Court.

What if they held a straw poll and nobody came?

Hillary Clinton is a deeply flawed candidate who might not even make a very good President. But that doesn’t matter in the race for the Democratic Nomination, and she’s probably going to be the next President anyway.

Thwarted by the legislature, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal used his executive power to take action that seems directed more toward evangelicals in Iowa than anything happening in his home state.

With 14 candidates vying for the Republican nomination, TV execs are scrambling to make the debates watchable.

Hillary Clinton has admitted she made a mistake in supporting the Iraq War in 2002, but there are plenty of other questions she needs to answer when it comes to foreign interventions.

Maryland’s former Governor will announce his candidacy for President next week. Don’t expect him to go very far.

Drip, Drip, Drip.

The largely conservative state of Nebraska seems to be on the verge of repealing its law authorizing capital punishment.

South Carolina’s Senior Senator is set to be the latest entry into the race for the Republican nomination.

Some analysts are wondering if Jeb Bush might just forgo investing serious resources in the Iowa Caucuses.

Lindsey Graham says that, if elected president, he would summarily kill anyone thinking about joining ISIS.

The Republican debate stage in 2016 is going to be even more crowded than it was in 2012.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is going to be looking for that elusive second act in American politics.

George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.

Jeb Bush will not participate in this year’s version of the Iowa Straw Poll.

Hillary Clinton hasn’t taken questions from reporters in three weeks. Because she doesn’t need the media as much as most other candidates.

For reasons only he can understand. South Carolina’s senior Senator will be entering the race for the White House early next month.

Once again, only six or seven states are likely to matter.

Two Republican candidates for President say that Republican elected officials should simply ignore the Supreme Court if it strikes down bans on same-sex marriage.

Break out the sweater vests, Rick Santorum is getting ready to enter the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

A new poll has some bad news for Jeb Bush in the Hawkeye State, which leads to the idea that maybe he shouldn’t waste too much time there to begin with.

Mike Huckabee’s back, but the 2008 magic is gone.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Ben Carson is running for President.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are talking about fundamentally changing what it means to be an American, and it’s a bad idea.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

Even for political junkies, the thrill seems to be gone.

Ted Cruz and Steve King think the Court should be prevented from hearing any case involving same-sex marriage. Because they know they’re losing.

Less than two weeks after entering the race, Florida Senator Marco Rubio is at the top of the GOP field in a new poll.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO, and failed Senate candidate, Carly Fiorina will be running for President for some reason.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is now appealing to the worst aspects of economic populism on the right.

WaPo’s “Top Christie ally defects to Bush” buries the lede.

The GOP race remains tight, but some candidates have benefited from their entry into the race more than others. Overall, though, Hillary Clinton continues to dominate.

And the fun part is that his main motive for running appears to be the opportunity to troll Rand Paul.

After declining to run in 2012, Mike Huckabee’s entry into the 2016 race seems fairly certain.

Ben Carson will be entering the race for President next month, but don’t pretend for a minute that he’s a serious candidate.

So, she’s in.

His poll numbers are down, the GOP base is not hospitable, but Chris Christie still seems to be thinking about running for President.

To the surprise of few, Hillary Clinton is running for President

Rand Paul is the latest Republican to enter the race, but his path to even becoming a contender is a difficult one at best.

Jeb Bush is leading the latest poll of the 2016 Republican race and Ted Cruz has surged since he entered the race, but the race is just beginning.

Some Republicans are trying to move their party in the right direction on marriage equality, but it’s unclear if they will succeed in the short term.

Rand Paul has been cozying up to social conservatives lately, but he risks alienating the people most likely to support his campaign for the White House.

Once again, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says she isn’t running for President, and has no plans to do so.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is getting ready to jump into the race for President, but he has an uphill fight ahead of him.