Outside the Beltway

The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.

Senate Republicans released their proposed health care plan this morning, but it could already be doomed.

Congress is running out of time in its effort to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act.

President Trump is reportedly considering at least partly reversing one of the great foreign policy successes of the Obama Presidency.

The latest CBO score for the American Health Care Act is bad news for Republicans.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

Two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, nearly two-thirds of Americans support the idea of legal marriage rights for gay and lesbian Americans.

The Trump Administration is out with a tax plan, but it’s seriously lacking in details.

With a government shutdown looming at the end of the week, the Administration has appeared to back away from a demand that a government funding bill include money allocated for the President’s promised border wall.

After a prolonged vacancy and a bitterly partisan confirmation process, Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed to succeed Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States.

As expected, Senate Republicans invoked the so-called ‘nuclear option’ to move the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch forward to a final vote on Friday.

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.

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is set to become the latest member of the NATO alliance despite the fact that there is seemingly no good reason for it.

The failure of the AHCA shows that Donald Trump doesn’t know the slightest thing about leadership or how to be President.

With a vote tentatively scheduled for this evening, House Republicans appear to lack the votes to pass the American Health Care Act.

Senate Democrats are divided on how to approach the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, making it likely that he’ll be confirmed.

The Congressional Budget Office delivered some bad news yesterday to House Republicans on their replacement for Obamacare.

Whether you call it TrumpCare, RyanCare, or GOPCare, the Republican replacement for the PPACA isn’t very impressive.

Can the GOP govern? Do they want to or know how to? (Does it matter?).

Repeal and replace is likely to take longer than many Republicans thought it would, but that shouldn’t be surprising.

Today in “Alternative Facts.”

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

The Acting Attorney General was fired last night after announcing that she would refuse to defend President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration. As a result she was fired. Contrary to some arguments, this was not improper.

With repeal of the Affordable Care Act now likely sooner rather than later, key Republicans are urging the party to have a replacement in place before repeal is voted on.

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

Rest In Peace, Mrs. Brady.

Canada is phasing out coal as a source of electricity production by 2030. The same thing will happen in the United States no matter how much politicians try to stop it.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is speaking out against several of President-Elect Trump’s proposed Cabinet nominees.

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

And the winner is……

Clinton stumbles and leaves an event early, leading to the news that her campaign has been withholding health information from the press.

Donald Trump completed his unlikely journey to the Republican Presidential Nomination last night, but he the party he now leads remains divided.

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

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

As expected, the Senate rejected four gun control measures introduced in the wake of the attack in Orlando.

Marco Rubio may be running for re-election to the Senate after all.

The Senate has passed an amendment to a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders split victories in Kentucky and Oregon last night, and Clinton is now less than 100 delegates away from an historic victory.

Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee regardless of what happens in Kentucky and Oregon today, but her campaign is hoping for a win in Kentucky that puts an end to the repetitive stories about Bernie Sanders continuing to win primaries.

Bernie Sanders won another primary last night, but he continues to fall behind in the race for delegates nonetheless.

Paul Ryan is declining to back Donald Trump for the time being, but other Republicans are making their own choices.

Bernie Sanders won the Indiana Primary last night, but Hillary Clinton continues to accrue the delegates she needs to become the Democratic nominee.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

In a huge step forward for criminal justice reform, Virginia’s Governor has restored voting rights for some 200,000 people who have paid their debt to society.

For most Americans, the debate over same-sex marriage is over and marriage equality has won. This would not, however, include the social conservatives who continue to have a much too vocal role in the Republican Party.

It’s time for Bernie Sanders and his supporters to face reality. He’s not going to be the Democratic nominee.

Marco Rubio is ruling out a return to politics, at least for now.