Outside the Beltway

The next Republican debate is likely to be a lot smaller than the previous two, and that could prove fatal for several candidates.

The seeds of the current peace deal date back to 2007-2008 (plus some longer-term background notes).

The final GDP revision for the second quarter showed the economy grew at a nearly four percent rate.

Big news out of Washington, D.C.

A true legend has passed.

The Club For Growth has released two ads criticizing Donald Trump, so of course Trump is threatening to sue them.

Once a candidate that many believed could become the Republican nominee, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is dropping out of the race for President.

The first significant national polls taken in the wake of last week’s debate show that Donald Trump has slipped somewhat, but still remains the clear leader of the Republican race for President.

With the exception of Rand Paul, the foreign policy discussion at last night’s debate was about as bad as you’d expect.

The Republican candidates for President took to the stage last night for a debate that seemed to last forever and accomplished nothing.

Polling shows that Republicans increasingly see Donald Trump as Presidential and trustworthy. The rest of America disagrees.

Ben Carson has no government experience, he has a history of saying things that don’t seem grounded in reality, and he lacks the resources for a credible campaign. And yet, he’s closing in on Donald Trump in the polls.

To listen to many of the Republican candidates for President, it would appear that the lights have been turned out on Ronald Reagan’s shining city on a hill.

Senate Democrats successfully blocked a final vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal, meaning that Congressional debate on the matter is effectively over.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is doing a reset in the face of declining poll numbers and bad press.

A teenager in North Carolina is facing serious criminal charges in another absurd overreaction to teenager “sexting.”

The 2016 election will be fought on a very small battlefield, and right now the makeup of that battlefield heavily favors the Democrats.

Most of the Republican candidates for President would rather support a lawbreaker than the Rule of Law. The American people should judge them accordingly.

The August Jobs Report was positive, but weak, calling into question the Federal Reserve’s apparent plan to raise interest rates this month.

The RNC wants Donald Trump to sign an oath that he will not run as a third-party candidate if he doesn’t win the Republican nomination.

The Supreme Court has denied a Kentucky Clerk’s request to stay a ruling requiring her to comply with the law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Jeb Bush’s campaign has been in a rough patch for several weeks at least, and now he’s lost three top fundraisers.

A front page cover on yesterday’s murders in Virginia crosses the line from reporting to exploitation.

Donald Trump’s support in the polls appears to become coming largely from people who don’t typically vote in primary elections.

Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.

Thanks in part to a slow summer news cycle, the speculation about Vice-President Biden entering the race for President seems to be reaching a fever pitch.

Susan Crawford claims that “Cable-Only Presidential Debates are the New Poll Tax.”

For a variety of reasons, it’s unlikely that the Republican field will shrink significantly before the Iowa Caucuses.

The reports about Vice-President Biden possibly entering the Presidential race continue to persist.

Another poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the Iranian nuclear deal, but the effort to defeat it in Congress is still likely to fail.

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is would create a police state, violate people’s rights, and hurt America’s economy. And his supporters will most likely love it.

A Clerk in Kentucky appears to be headed for a showdown with a Federal District Court Judge that she is destined to lose.

“Fiscal conservative” Scott Walker is handing Wisconsin taxpayers a $400 million bill for a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Based on a recent poll, it doesn’t appear that Democrats are all that eager for Vice-President Biden to challenge Hillary Clinton.

A company you probably thought had died off years ago filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

Kimba Wood has finally found a teacher exam she likes.

The fallout from Donald Trump’s debate performance, and his comments afterward, continues, and it’s leading some to wonder if we may finally be at the end of this ridiculous charade.

The Iran nuclear deal will probably survive it’s test in Congress in the end, but Chuck Schumer just made the Administration’s job a little more difficult.

A Federal Appeals Court has dealt a setback to Texas in the battle over its Voter ID Law.

The F.B.I. seems to be looking in to just how secure. Hillary Clinton’s private email server was while she was Secretary of State.

Donald Trump is center stage, John Kasich is in, and Rick Perry is relegated to the kid’s table.

The last three polls to be released before Thursday’s debate show Donald Trump continuing to solidify his lead.

Another poll, another Donald Trump lead

Recent polling has shown the American public to be highly skeptical, at beast, of the Iran Nuclear Deal. That may not be enough to kill it in Congress, though.

Donald Trump leads in the first of the final polls to be released before Thursday’s debate.

Reports are saying that Joe Biden is taking another look at running for the Democratic nomination for President. But would he really do it?

The big winners are Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump’s campaign seems to be making a play for whatever portion of the GOP it may be that still likes Sarah Palin.