Outside the Beltway

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

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

Let’s just say that he isn’t impressed.

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

Congress is doing its damned job for a change.

There appear to be enough votes in the Senate to pass the resolution disapproving President Trump’s border wall “emergency,” but there’s not enough Republican support to override an expected veto.

The House of Representatives voted yesterday to block the President’s declaration of an “emergency” at the southern border. Now the matter goes to the Senate.

Republicans face a choice in the coming days. Do they support the Constitution, or do they support Donald Trump? You can count on them making the wrong choice.

Thanks mostly to it’s complete and enthusiastic embrace of Donald Trump , the Republican Party faces a bleak demographic future.

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 White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

The House GOP has moved to rebuke Iowa Congressman for his racist remarks. What took them so long?

President Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. But the other options he’s considering aren’t much better.

Before even taking office, Mitt Romney is taking on the President. It’s a good sign, but we’ll see what it leads to.

My mother has passed, aged 75 years.

Mia Love, recently narrowly defeated in her bid for re-election, has some parting words for her party. They probably won’t listen, but they should.

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

Preliminary figures indicate that voter turnout in the 2018 midterms was higher than it has been for any midterm election in fifty-two years.

With most forecasts assuming that Republicans will at least lose control of the House, the odds are that the GOP will react to that by moving further to the right.

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

Ohio billionaire Les Wexner was a top Republican donor and fundraiser in Ohio, but not anymore.

No matter how long Donald Trump remains in office, August 21, 2018 will be the day that everything changed.

Republican Troy Balderson holds a narrow lead in a Special Election in Ohio. Even if he wins, though, the way this election played out does not bode well for the GOP in November.

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

A thoughtful liberal argues the Justice has “altered and destroyed his legacy” by allowing Donald Trump to appoint his successor.

After hitting a stumbling bloc in April, Mitt Romney coasted to a win last night, and has a clear path to Washington and the U.S. Senate.

A Republican organization dedicated to abortion rights is shutting down after 30 years, eight fewer than the Party has opposed them.

The leading candidate for the GOP nomination for Tennessee’s next Governor has a unique explanation for gun violence.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

The Republican Governor of Missouri is resigning amid growing accusations related to an extramarital affair, blackmail, and sexual assault.

Joe Manchin looks to be facing a strong challenge from Patrick Morrisey.

Whether Don Blankenship wins or loses in West Virginia, his success is yet another example of how Donald Trump has changed the GOP for the worse.

John McCain continues to bravely battle an aggressive form of brain cancer, but he’s already made clear that he doesn’t want the 45th President of the United States at his funeral.

The White House is pushing back on the allegations of misconduct that were made against Ronny Jackson this week, and trying to use them in a high-profile Senate race in Montana.

As expected, a Republican won the Special Election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, but it’s not a win Republicans should really be celebrating.

Mitt Romney stumbled in his bid to become Utah’s next Senator but he’s still likely to win the nomination anyway.

Whether they like it or not, Republican candidates in the midterms will have to run with the albatross of Donald Trump around their necks.

Paul Ryan won’t be running for re-election this year, opening up both a Congressional seat and a leadership spot.

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

The woman who lost the 2016 election is apparently not going to go away.

Mitt Romney staked out a position on DACA that is to the right of the President, and to the right of a majority of Utah voters.

To the surprise of nobody, Mitt Romney entered the race to succeed Orrin Hatch in the Senate. He’ll probably win.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. And, yes, he’s running.

That “Romney for Senate” campaign seems pretty much inevitable.

After forty years in the Senate, Orrin Hatch announced that he will not seek re-election this year, thus opening the door for Mitt Romney to succeed him.

Roy Moore isn’t giving up, but he can’t stop the inevitable.