Outside the Beltway

Democratic voters and donors appear to be narrowing their choices for a nominee down, which could mean a short future for a lot of current Democratic candidates.

The ground shook overnight in Southern California for the second time in two days.

Bernie Sanders is finding that the 2020 campaign is very different from 2016.

Today’s edition of “I Am Not Making This Up,”

A trio of new polls shows Elizabeth Warren slipping past Bernie Sanders into second place in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination

A new poll of Texas voters shows President Trump doing worse than expected against potential Democratic challengers. Should Republicans be worried?

Further progress for advocates of marijuana legalization from the Land of Lincoln.

Just over a month after he entered the race, Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his fellow Democrats while Bernie Sanders has several candidates hot on his heels.

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

Not surprisingly, Donald Trump fears former Vice-President Joe Biden the most of all the Democrats currently running against him.

Before he started his campaign for President, former Vice-President Biden reached out to Anita Hill to apologize for his conduct during the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas in 1991.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. But is the Democratic Party going to buy what Joe Biden is selling?

So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

After a flood of stories saying the former Vice President is unsuitable for the modern era, the inevitable pushback is happening.

The early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is drawing fire from multiple fronts. It may destroy his candidacy before it begins.

The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.

Democratic candidates for President are quickly voicing support for marijuana legalization.

Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.

The populist Democrat won’t be hosting fundraising dinners. Until the general election campaign, at least.

Gun laws requiring guns to be taken away from convicted felons are either being ignored or have too many loopholes. We need to fix that.

The American Civil Liberties Union has joined the list of groups with lawsuits against the President’s declaration of a “national emergency” at the southern border.

The lawsuits against President Trump’s “national emergency” have begun. Except more.

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

It’s far too early, but Joe Biden’s advantages in these polls of Democratic voters can’t be ignored.

Despite overwhelming calls for his resignation, Ralph Northam is refusing to step down as Governor of Virginia.

The American withdrawal from the I.N.F. Treaty gives Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Bernie Sanders is facing questions about sexual harassment from women who worked on his 2016 campaign as he prepares a likely run for President in 2020.

For the first time in her twenty-five years on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing oral argument this morning.

Several states are getting rid of caucuses in favor of primaries, a move that could be to the disadvantage of candidates like Bernie Sanders.

California is set up throw a huge curve ball into the 2020 Presidential nomination fight.

Faced with the prospect of a large field like the one Republicans had in 2016, Democrats are trying to figure out how to handle debates. So far, the ideas being put forward are as bad as what the GOP ended up doing.

New York State seems likely to join the list of states where marijuana has been legalized sometime next year.

The verdict of last month’s elections was clear, but Republicans still don’t seem to get it.

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

With the recounts over we can officially say that Rick Scott will be the next Senator from Florida.

On Tuesday, Michigan joined the ranks of the states where marijuana is legal and several other states legalized it for medical purposes.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

With less than forty-eight hours to go until voters head to the polls, the odds are pointing to a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

Just over a week before two states will be voting on referendums to legalize recreational marijuana, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support legalization.

Donald Trump is talking about a tax cut that appears to exist only in his own mind.

Bernie Sanders could find repeating the success of 2016 in 2020 may not be so easy.

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

The first poll taken in the wake of the Kavanaugh nomination fight suggests the voter enthusiasm gap is shifting toward Democrats.

One month before voters in several states head to the polls to vote on legalization referendums, a new poll shows that public support for legalization remains at record high levels.