Outside the Beltway

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

The Senate appears ready to get rid of another procedural move designed to block judicial nominees.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

Seven years of rhetoric on health care reform ended early this morning with a narrow vote on a bill that even Republicans didn’t really support.

Republicans and Democrats have picked their candidates for 2017’s Governor’s race, but the biggest name is likely to be one not on the ballot, Donald Trump.

Minnesota Senator Al Franken says he’s not running for President. Is this a real denial, or a non-denial denial, though?

Thanks to anti-vaccination activists spreading false propaganda, measles cases are hitting record highs among the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota.

More fireworks on the second day of the questioning of Neil Gorsuch, but his confirmation nonetheless seems assured.

A new head for the DNC at a time when the Democratic Party finds itself reeling and eager to take on Donald Trump.

Another judicial slap at the Trump Administration.

By the end of last night’s oral argument, at least two of the three judges hearing the appeal of the stay on the President’s Muslim travel ban appeared to be skeptical of the Federal Government’s arguments.

While hardly the most compelling argument against an archaic institution, yesterday’s silliness was noteworthy.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Republican candidates for the Senate and House are campaigning on the argument that they will be a bulwark against a Clinton Presidency.

Two weeks before Election Day, everything seems to be going Hillary Clinton’s way.

A late night attack at a shopping mall, and a suspect still at large have raised tensions in Seattle.

An explosion that ended up injuring 29 people interrupted an otherwise quiet Saturday evening in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City.

Evan McMullin’s quixotic campaign for President continues.

The “independent conservative” running for President is finding it hard to even get on the ballot.

A Trump loss in November could lead to battles inside the GOP that could take years to resolve.

With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.

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

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

A horrific night in Dallas.

Two cases quite a distance from each other, but in both police seem to be acting with a ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ attitude, especially when it comes to African-American men.

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

The Supreme Court balances the Fourth Amendment against public safety concerns and, for the most part, gets it right.

A first look at the Electoral College paints a very grim picture for Donald Trump and the GOP.

For better or worse, Republicans seem to be resigning themselves to the inevitable.

A music legend has passed at far too young an age.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is beginning to look beyond Bernie Sanders and talk about running mates.

There are many aspects of the way delegates to the party convention are chosen that is “undemocratic,” but it’s unclear why this is a problem.

The Supreme Court appeared deadlocked during oral argument in the latest case dealing with the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandates.

A big night in the Republican race for President leaves Donald Trump as the only candidate realistically situated to be anywhere near a majority of delegates by the time the primaries end in June.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz split the wins on ‘Super Saturday,’ while Marco Rubio and John Kasich continue to struggle for relevance in the 2016 race.

A renewed internal GOP fight to stop Donald Trump seems to be doomed to fail.

As expected, Hillary Clinton won big last night while Bernie Sanders largely floundered, thus going further toward making Clinton’s victory inevitable.

As expected, Donald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, putting himself one step closer to becoming the Republican nominee for President.

Changes that the Republican National Committee made to delegate allocation rules in response to what happened in 2012 are helping Donald Trump in 2016.

It’s Super Tuesday, and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to go a long way toward securing the nominations of their respective parties.