Outside the Beltway

Republican hopes that Wisconsin might go Republican this year seem to be slipping away.

New polling from the states has good news for Hillary Clinton, and an even less plausible path to 270 for Donald Trump.

The Old Dominion seems like it’s going to be even more firmly Democratic in 2016.

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

Californians are set to vote on marijuana legalization in November and, this time, it looks like it will pass.

As expected, the Senate rejected four gun control measures introduced in the wake of the attack in Orlando.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

Even as it becomes more and more apparent that he cannot win the Democratic nomination for President, Bernie Sanders is not letting up on his rhetoric against the leadership of the party he claims he’ll support in November.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders split victories in Kentucky and Oregon last night, and Clinton is now less than 100 delegates away from an historic victory.

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

The two men most likely to win the Republican nomination aren’t very well liked outside the Republican Party.

Bernie Sanders pulled off another win, but it puts him no closer to having a realistic chance of winning the nomination.

If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, the GOP may have more to worry about than losing the White House and the Senate.

Donald Trump is motivating people! The problem for Republicans is that he’s motivating them to become citizens so they can vote against him and, potentially, other Republicans.

They haven’t gotten much attention, but there are five contests today as the 2016 nomination process continues to move forward.

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.

Hillary Clinton crushed Bernie Sander last night in South Carolina, pushing the race further down the path that leads to an inevitable outcome.

Bizarrely, the Marco Rubio campaign seems to be telling donors that their candidate may have to hope for a brokered convention to win the GOP nomination.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz landed some punches on Donald Trump last night, but it’s doubtful that they changed the nature of the race.

On Tuesday, Ted Cruz’s campaign faces what amounts to a do-or-die battle in Texas.

If Marco Rubio can’t win in his home state, where can he win?

A new poll shows Donald Trump with historically low support for a Republican from Latino voters. That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.

With the Democratic race headed into territory where Hillary Clinton is heavily favored, Bernie Sanders may finally be coming to realize that he can’t possibly win the Democratic nomination.

Is President Obama planning a Checkmate move in the SCOTUS nomination fight?

This year’s Nevada Caucuses are a good argument for why there should not be any more caucuses.

Donald Trump won his third contest in a row in Nevada, putting him one step closer to inevitability.

Notwithstanding polling that indicates the American public disagrees with them, Senate Republicans emerged from a meeting today largely united on the idea of not giving any Supreme Court nominee named by President a hearing, or even the courtesy of a meeting.

Tonight’s Nevada Caucuses could be as chaotic as the floor of a Vegas casino, but Donald Trump seems to be in position to score another win.

Conservatives are sending a message to Senate Republicans about the vacancy on the Supreme Court, and it may require them to initiate a suicidal game plan.

Donald Trump hasn’t hit the point of inevitability yet, but time is running short if Republicans are going to stop him.

Donald Trump racks up another big win, while Marco Rubio surges into second and likely saves his campaign for now.

Hillary Clinton pulled off a strong win that promises to set up a string of victories that will likely leave Bernie Sanders in the dust.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling today for votes in a caucus whose outcome could go either way.

Tonight’s results in South Carolina could have a significant impact on the race going forward. (Plus, a projection)

More likely than not, South Carolina marks the end of the road for Jeb Bush’s bid for the Presidency.

It’s hard to caucus away from home.

Hillary Clinton still has a massive lead in South Carolina, and in the Super Tuesday states that follow.

Donald Trump is on the verge of another big victory.

The unity of the Republican Senate on the idea of no hearings or votes, if it ever really existed, appears to be cracking.

Another state, another Sanders surprise that is likely to raise questions about Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

Republicans are putting much on the line in their refusal to consider any Supreme Court nomination from President Obama.