Outside the Beltway

Seeing no way to win under their own label, they’ve called a Hail Mary.

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

The Court is out of balance–and it is a design flaw.

Some agree with him. Many others are cowards. But there’s more to it.

The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General appeared to go very well, making confirmation essentially a certainty.

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

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley says he would not consider a Supreme Court nominee in 2020. But does he really mean it?

Open mouth, insert foot. Chuck Grassley didn’t exactly help his party when he was asked to explain the lack of Republican women on the Judiciary Committee.

Regardless of who wins control of the Senate in November, the person who will stand third in the line of succession will either be over, or very close to, eighty years old. That doesn’t make sense.

After a day of political pressure, Senate Republicans have agreed to hold a hearing regarding the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh next week.

President Trump has made no secret of the fact that he is displeased with the performance of Jeff Sessions, but he could find it hard to replace him.

After hitting a stumbling bloc in April, Mitt Romney coasted to a win last night, and has a clear path to Washington and the U.S. Senate.

How far should judicial confirmation hearings go in asking potential Judges and Justices their opinions about issues that may come before them?

Mitt Romney stumbled in his bid to become Utah’s next Senator but he’s still likely to win the nomination anyway.

Mitt Romney staked out a position on DACA that is to the right of the President, and to the right of a majority of Utah voters.

To the surprise of nobody, Mitt Romney entered the race to succeed Orrin Hatch in the Senate. He’ll probably win.

The Tea Party is dead, but it was never really alive to begin with.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. And, yes, he’s running.

President Trump called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the legislative filibuster to resolve the government shutdown. That’s not going to happen.

That “Romney for Senate” campaign seems pretty much inevitable.

After forty years in the Senate, Orrin Hatch announced that he will not seek re-election this year, thus opening the door for Mitt Romney to succeed him.

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

Americans support allowing Dreamers to stay in the country, and most of them also support allowing them to eventually become citizens.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

For the second time this year, there are rumors that Mitt Romney could run for Senator from Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, has come out against the most recent immigration-related action by the national leader of his party.

The effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is dead for now.

Two polls find that most Americans support letting DACA beneficiaries to stay in the United States. Will that help move Congress to act?

The Trump Administration announced today that the program that provided deportation relief to nearly a million people brought to the United States as children would end unless Congress acts to save it.

President Trump is threatening to end a program that has benefited at least 750,000 innocent people.

Mitt Romney is reportedly considering running for Senate in Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

A strong pick for what is likely to be an important Ambassadorial position in coming years.

With two votes last night, President Trump’s Cabinet is coming together.

Several former candidates for President are emerging as potential candidates for Senate.

President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

Senior Republican Senators are throwing cold water on the idea of eliminating the filibuster.

President Obama has selected his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, now the question is whether the Senate will act.

Now that they control all of Congress, some Republicans are suddenly deciding that the filibuster should be repealed.

As expected, the Senate passed the so-called “Cromnibus,” but not before a self-aggrandizing maneuver by Ted Cruz ended up being exploited by Democrats to pass outstanding nominations.

The GOP Senate Caucus seems to be split on whether or not to reinstate the filibuster for Presidential and Judicial appointments.

Debbie Dingell is set to continue an 80 year legacy of Dingells occupying the same seat in the House of Representatives. That’s not a good thing.