Outside the Beltway

A Federal Judge rejected the President’s effort to block a New York City prosecutor from obtaining copies of his tax returns.

Let’s not kid ourselves about what’s possible in the next election.

The oldest living former President has some reflections on age and the strains of the office.

She decries swanky fundraisers and big money donors while benefiting from both.

Democrat Jon Ossoff has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge David Perdue for Georgia’s Senate seat in 2020.

Thanks for nothing, Republicans.

The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Kentucky teenager alleging he had been defamed by the coverage of his confrontation with a Native American man in January.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in a case that could radically impact health care coverage for millions of Americans.

Later today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument in a case that could upend the Affordable Care Act.

While significantly more Americans disapprove of his job performance than approve, recovery is still possible.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

A new poll of Texas voters shows President Trump doing worse than expected against potential Democratic challengers. Should Republicans be worried?

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

The problem is with our politics, not our institutions.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

Did I leave the Republican Party or did it leave me? Both.

A new poll shows President Trump struggling against four of his potential 2020 challengers. Should Republicans be worried and Democrats elated? It’s too early to tell.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

Bernie Sanders and other advocates focus on insurance companies and drug companies. But that’s not where the money is.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has officially joined the race for the 2020 Republican Presidential nomination

Already the longest-serving former President, he’ll pass George H.W. Bush as the longest-living tomorrow.

The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.

A WaPo writer takes a round-about path to demonstrate the obvious.

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

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan continues to sound like someone seriously considering running against Donald Trump.

Patrick Caddell, who helped Jimmy Carter win the Democratic nomination and White House in 1976, has died at the age of 68.

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.

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

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

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

As the shutdown drags on, Republicans are beginning to fear that members in the House and Senate may begin to fall away from supporting the President.

Honoring the 41st President cast a poor light on the 45th.

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

In the end, the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy was not even close.

It would be a rather quixotic effort, but Jeff Flake isn’t ruling out challenging the President for the Republican nomination in 2020.

Who’s John Delaney? Well, he’s a Congressman from Maryland who’s apparently running for President.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

Beto O’Rourke isn’t eager to get Barack Obama’s endorsement, but there’s a good reason why.

Former President Jimmy Carter is warning his party against drifting too far left as we head into the midterms and, beyond that, the 2020 campaign cycle.

Democrats have pulled the trigger and essentially eliminated the power of superdelegates except in the unlikely event that a nominating convention goes to a second ballot.

A new poll shows Ted Cruz in a much tighter than expected race for re-election, but it’s going to take more to consider Texas a state that Democrats could pick up in the fall.

RIP. Queen Of Soul

Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.

Paul Laxalt, the former Nevada Senator who was one of President Reagan’s closest confidantes outside the White House, has died at 96.

The Texas Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke is looking close, but Democrats should not hold out much hope of flipping this seat.

Republicans will hold their 2020 National Convention in the same city that hosted the Democrats back in 2012.

Democrats are on the verge of reducing the power of superdelegates to the point where they will essentially become meaningless in the nomination process.

In a ruling that largely relies on the authority granted by Congress to the President to regulate immigration on national security grounds, the Supreme Court has upheld the final version of the Administration’s travel ban.