Outside the Beltway

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Nick Rolovich’s request for a waiver based on unspecified religious objections was denied.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

The President of the United States is on the precipice of fascism.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

This isn’t what leadership looks like.

There’s very little upside.

Republicans are half as likely to take the outbreak seriously.

The wrong people are choosing the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

The Democratic candidates for President who didn’t qualify for the third debate are coming under increased pressure to get out of the race.

Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of a Presidential race few people realized she was in.

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton is ending a Presidential bid that few people were paying attention to.

As many as twelve candidates for the Democratic nomination may not qualify for the next debate. They should use that as an opportunity to get out of a race they clearly aren’t going to win.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is the latest candidate to drop ou of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He won’t be the last.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.

Once again, twenty candidates will participate in the second debate scheduled to take place over two nights at the end of the month.

The numbers are in and there’s good news for some candidates and bad news for a lot of the others.

Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $19 million despite eschewing the high-dollar fundraisers her opponents have utilized.

Democrats clashed, to some degree, in last night’s inaugural debate of the 2020 season but they clearly agreed far more than they disagreed.

The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden continues to hold a strong lead over his rivals for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

It’s still early in the 2020 cycle, but Democratic candidate are finding rally attendees focused on one thing. Beating Donald Trump.

A decade-long study once again establishes that there is no link between childhood vaccination and autism.

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest entrant into an already crowded Democratic field.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is running for the Democratic nomination for President on a platform primarily focused on climate change. Whether that helps distinguish him from a growing field of candidates remains to be seen.

Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.

Faced with a field that could be more crowded than the Republican field in 2016, Democrats have come up with a different solution to the rather obvious problem of debate scheduling.

Last week, the Washington State Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional. The latest in a string of victories for opponents of capital punishment.

Tuesday’s election results were a defeat for the progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party in their image.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.