Outside the Beltway

Democratic pickups in several state legislatures could impact redistricting after the 2020 Census.

Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

Congressman Keith Ellison appears to be falling behind in the race to be Minnesota’s next Attorney General.

Measles cases are on the rise in Europe due to the fact that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, people still believe the lies of the anti-vaccination movement.

For a number of reasons, we may not know the outcome of the midterm elections on Election Night.

For the second time this year, a Federal Court has struck down a state law designed to punish businesses that engage in a boycott aimed at Israel.

A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.

With the primaries over, we can say that it’s been quite a successful year for women in politics.

The first day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings was much ado about pretty much nothing, but then that can be used to describe a process whose outcome is pretty much foreordained.

Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.

A top Vatican official is alleging that Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI were both aware of previously unknown allegations of sexual abuse and chose to allow them to be covered up rather than bringing them to light.

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.

One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.

Kofi Annan, who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations at the dawn of the “War On Terror,” has died at the age of 80.

Another step forward in the seemingly unstoppable movement toward nationwide legalization.

New Generic Congressional Ballot polls have good news for Democrats.

Congressman Keith Ellison won his party’s nomination for Minnesota Attorney General notwithstanding last-minute allegations of abuse against a former girlfriend.

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

Another milestone set to be crossed.

Corey Stewart rose to become the Republican Party’s Senate nominee in Virginia with blatant appeals to racial division. Now his party fears they’ll be the ones who end up paying the price.

Once touted as an example of his deal-making prowess, Harley-Davidson sent a rebuke to President Trump by announcing it was moving some manufacturing to Europe to counteract the impact of his ongoing trade war.

With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

Virginia Republicans took a hard-right turn in yesterday’s primary. This is likely to benefit the Democrats.

Quietly, Mike Pence is seeking to create his own power base inside the GOP even as the White House pushes back.

Regrets, he’s had a few.

Good news for the 41st President of the United States and his family.

Get a will, people.

Tim Pawlenty is attempting a comeback in Minnesota. It won’t be easy.

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Anderson Cooper has interviewed adult film star Stormy Daniels for 60 Minutes, but lawyers for President Trump are apparently considering legal action to stop the report from airing.

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

NRO’s David French offers “A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider.”

Two classic pieces of American Literature have been banned from the curriculum in Duluth, Minnesota. This is a mistake.

Michele Bachmann asked God if she should run for the U.S. Senate. Apparently, she got an answer.

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

Some Democratic Senators are suggesting that Al Franken should reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

As expected, Minnesota’s Governor has named his Lt. Governor to replace Al Franken in the Senate.

Another one bites the dust.

Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.

Al Franken’s Senate career reaches its inevitable end.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.