Outside the Beltway

Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently misled Senators when asked about his contact with Russian officials.

President Trump has actually made a good pick for National Security Adviser. As with the rest of his foreign policy team, though, the question is if he’ll listen to him.

The President’s choice for Labor Secretary withdrew his name from consideration yesterday, but this is just the latest example of what has been a transition that has largely consisted of fumble after fumble by the Trump team.

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

Could National Security Adviser Michael Flynn be the first to go under Trump?

Despite two Republican defections, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Secretary of Education.

Good thing the world is a static, simple place…

An unsurprising win in the Pelican State.

For Donald Trump, it appears that ignorance is bliss.

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump became bitter rivals for the soul of the GOP in 2016, but Romney appears to be at the top of Trump’s list for the nation’s top diplomat.

Senior Republican Senators are throwing cold water on the idea of eliminating the filibuster.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.

For better or worse, the third Presidential debate will largely be remembered for one thing.

Last night’s debate was indeed the low point everyone anticipated it would be, but it seems unlikely to change the status quo.

Some early musings on a political fantasy that’s less implausible than it was 12 hours ago.

Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump in droves after last night’s revelation of lewd remarks he made in 2005.

Tuesday night’s running mate debate had lower viewership than any such encounter in sixteen years.

It’s possible that Mike Pence won and Donald Trump still lost. It won’t matter.

Nothing that happens tonight during the Vice-Presidential debate is likely to matter, so feel free to skip it.

Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.

Donald Trump’s admiration and praise for the dictatorial leader of Russia should be sufficient reason to disqualify him from being President of the United States.

President Obama is being criticized for remaining on vacation while Louisiana deals with historic flooding.

GOP control of Indiana’s Senate seat appears to be in jeopardy, and that will have serious implications for the battle to control the Senate.

After weeks of bleeding, the Trump campaign is undergoing a shake up, but it’s unlikely to fix what’s really wrong.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

Not surprisingly, Latino voters are heavily turned off by Donald Trump and seemingly quite eager to vote against him in the fall.

Another day, another round of irresponsible demagoguery from Donald Trump.

The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.

It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, something he can ill-afford with less than 100 days left until Election Day.

Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.

Looking at the Electoral College, it’s already apparent that Donald Trump’s campaign faces a daunting, perhaps impossible, path to victory.

Ignore the focus on discord, most of Bernie’s supporters are supporting Hillary.

Ted Cruz’s convention speech was about what you’d expect, a gamble designed to set up his campaign for President in 2020 or beyond.

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

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

The Veepstakes continues.

Is Indiana’s Governor a contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate?

Vice-President Gingrich? Really?

To the surprise of no one, the alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich is already falling apart.

A trial court Judge in Oregon is the latest public official to refuse to do his job.

Another poll shows that Republicans are largely out of step with public opinion on the question of whether businesses should be free to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.