Outside the Beltway

Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.

On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.

While hardly the most compelling argument against an archaic institution, yesterday’s silliness was noteworthy.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

As things stand, Democrats will have a hard time winning back control in the Senate in 2018.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

Another day, another EC fantasy,

To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

Canada is phasing out coal as a source of electricity production by 2030. The same thing will happen in the United States no matter how much politicians try to stop it.

Team of Rivals?

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.

One professor is suggesting that Bernie Sanders played a role in 2016 similar to the one that Ralph Nader did in 2000. It doesn’t pass even cursory examination.

In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

What to watch for tonight.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

And the winner is……

I say: Clinton 323 and Trump 215.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.

Seven days from now, millions of Americans will be headed to the polls. So far at least, Hillary Clinton is still the front runner.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

Republican candidates for the Senate and House are campaigning on the argument that they will be a bulwark against a Clinton Presidency.

Two weeks before Election Day, everything seems to be going Hillary Clinton’s way.

For better or worse, the third Presidential debate will largely be remembered for one thing.

With twenty-one days to go until Election Day, things are looking very good for Hillary Clinton.

As we head into the second Presidential debate, Hillary Clinton looks to be in very good shape.

With five weeks to go, the momentum in the race is moving decidedly in Hillary Clinton’s favor.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.

With just hours before the first debate, and six weeks until Election Day, the race for President remains tight.

With just forty-nine days left in the campaign, and less than a week before the first debate, the race for President is tighter than ever.

The GOP civil war continues…..

Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.

A Trump surrogate warns of a “taco truck on every corner” if Trump loses. That sounds like more of a promise than a threat if you ask me.

If you want to volunteer for Donald Trump, you’ll have to agree to never disparage Trump, his family, his campaign, or any of his businesses. Forever.

With ten weeks to go ,there’s been some tightening in the polls but Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a commanding lead in the race for the White House.

Another sign of a weak economy as the Federal Reserve considers rate hikes and the Presidential campaign moves forward.

A true, albeit largely anonymous, hero of humanity has passed away.

The “independent conservative” running for President is finding it hard to even get on the ballot.

It’s eleven weeks — just 77 days — until Election Day, and things are looking pretty good for Hillary Clinton, and pretty bad for Donald Trump.

One speech isn’t going to make up for what we’ve seen so far.