Outside the Beltway

The truth is that many voters are paying attention to issues that have nothing to do with impeachment or simply ignoring politics altogether.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gets a lesson in governing the hard way.

A much smaller debate stage led to a much better debate last night.

What lessons are there for the United States in general, and Democrats in particular, in last weeks British election?

The Hallmark Channel caved to the complaints of a small group of so-called Christians who objected to a television commercial.

President Trump is reportedly considering boycotting the General Election debates next fall.

Boris Johnson and the British Conservative Party scored a huge win in yesterday’s General Election, while Labour walked away with its biggest defeat in a generation.

After a two-year investigation, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice found no basis for the conspiracy theories being pushed by the Republicans regarding the Russia investigation.

Paul Volcker, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who put an end to the rampant inflation that threatened to choke the American economy, has died at 92.

WIth North Korea’s end of the year deadline for progress on talks quickly approaching, it is clear that the Trump Administration’s policies with regard to the DPRK have failed.

A sad day for those of us who grew up watching Big Bird, Kermit, and the rest of the Muppets.

With her eyes on her political future in a GOP dominated by Trumpism, Nikki Haley is attempting to rewrite the history of one of the most significant events of her time as Governor of South Carolina.

November saw much higher jobs growth than economic analysts were expecting, but it could just be a statistical blip.

With Kamala Harris”s exit from the race, some are raising questions about why minority candidates have failed to break through in a party that has a very diverse base.

With the clock ticking down to the end of the year and a deadline imposed by the DPRK on talks with the U.S., the Trump Administration’s North Korea policy is in a shambles.

The House Intelligence Committee has released its report resulting from its investigation of the Ukraine scandal.

Anyone who doubts that Republicans would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 is being incredibly naive.

Kamala Harris’s once-promising campaign is nearing the end whether the candidate or her supporters wish to admit it or not.

The Butterball Turkey Hotline still thrives even in the era of the Internet.

Given the times we live in, you may be tempted to argue about politics tomorrow. Here’s my advice — don’t do it.

New revelations punch a big hole in Republican defenses of the President.

POTUS believes, and is propagating, a conspiracy theory.

After months of anti-government protests, Hong Kong headed to the polls in record number.

After flirting with the idea many times over the past decade and a half, Mike Bloomberg is officially running for President.

An internal Justice Department investigation fails to find any evidence of political bias in the Russia investigation.

As Republicans and their conservative cohorts spread a discredited conspiracy theory about the 2016 election, Vladimir Putin smiles at yet another victory.

The final two witnesses in this week’s public hearings before the House Intelligence Committee reduced the Republican talking points in the President’s defense looking as absurd as they have always been.

The fifth Democratic debate brought some candidate clashes, but hardly the no-holds-barred type of event you might expect for this late in the pre-primary process.

Donald Trump’s Ambassador to the European Union provides yet more evidence to support impeachment of the President.

Giuliani confirms.

Many of the 2020 Democratic candidates for President are arguing that the caucus process itself is unfair and undemocratic. They’re right.

As the impeachment proceedings move forward, Democrats are shifting their focus to a specific, and powerful, charge.

Day two of Congressional impeachment hearings will be marked by the testimony of the former American Ambassador to Ukraine.

The Supreme Court took up the DACA issue today. No matter what it decides, this will likely become a big issue in the 2020 elections.

Suicide has become a bigger threat to members of the military and veterans than combat. That needs to change.

With the 2019 United Kingdom General Election campaign just starting, Boris Johnson and the Tories look to be in strong shape. However, anything can happen in the next six weeks.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

While the economy is likely to remain at its current levels for the next year, that probably won’t help Trump and the GOP much.

October’s jobs report came back better than expected but hardly something to cheer.

Donald Trump is moving his permanent residence south, where he should be right at home.

Greg Mankiw, an economist who served as a top adviser to Mitt Romney and George W. Bush, is officially no longer a Republican

The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.

Yesterday’s testimony by Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman including information particularly damaging to the President and his defenses to the charges against him in the Ukraine matter.

Contrary to the promises of December 2017, the Republican tax cuts are not paying for themselves. Instead, they are helping lead us to trillion-dollar deficits.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who is basically a non-entity in the race for the Democratic nomination, will not be running for re-election.

The President is tired of all the fake news.

A top U.S. diplomat involved in Ukraine policy confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo regarding U.S aid to Ukraine.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.