Outside the Beltway

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

David Gergen lives in a fantasy world.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

It’s far too early, but Joe Biden’s advantages in these polls of Democratic voters can’t be ignored.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

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

A new poll shows a decided turn toward the Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator in Florida, but it may be an outlier.

After spending most of his post-Presidency on the political sidelines, former President Bush is hitting the fundraising trail for GOP candidates in Texas and Florida.

Rick Scott is pulling in impressive fundraising numbers, giving Democrats reason to worry that they’ll have another Senate seat to worry about in November.

Mariia Butina, a Russian “gun rights activist, is accused of being an unregistered agent of the Russian government and attempting to influence Republican Party policies regarding Russia in an operation that pre-dates the Trump Presidential campaign.

A thoughtful liberal argues the Justice has “altered and destroyed his legacy” by allowing Donald Trump to appoint his successor.

A week before he turns 94, the former President is out of the hospital.

Barbara Bush, only the second woman in history to be the wife and mother of a U.S. President, has died at the age of 92.

Trump’s tariff plan isn’t going over well in farm country, and that could cause problems for the GOP in November.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Without mentioning his successor by name, former President Bush delivered a stinging rebuke to Trump and Trumpism.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.

Jeb Bush predicted that Donald Trump would preside over a “chaos Presidency,” and he was right.

In Fox News Channel’s America, Donald Trump can do no wrong and Hillary Clinton is still a threat.

Well, at least someone has a backbone.

Donald Trump will take some time off after taking the Oath of Office.

No, the Clinton dynasty isn’t dead just yet.

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.