Outside the Beltway

This evening ten Democratic candidates for President, including all of the front runners, appear on stage together for the third debate of the 2020 election cycle.

Republicans managed to pull off a narrow win in North Carolina yesterday, but they shouldn’t be celebrating.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

The so-called “rebel alliance’ in the House of Commons continues to stack up wins against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but Johnson could still win in the end.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

The map shows the flaws of the Electoral College

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

Two new polls released today indicate that earlier suggestions that the race for the Democratic nomination had shifted were incorrect.

A new poll shows Joe Biden dropping significantly among national Democrats to the point where he is effectively tied with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party stalwart who served in Congress nine years ago, has thrown his hat in the ring against President Trump for the 2020 GOP Presidential Nomination.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts could be facing a big challenge in 2020.

Joe Biden continues to lead the Democratic field but Elizabeth Warren has slipped into second while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris appear to be slipping.

In the wake of the back-to-back shootings in Texas and Ohio, a new poll shows increased support for some gun control measures. But we’ve been here before.

One week out from the second Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren appears to be the biggest beneficiary. while Kamala Harris appears to be falling behind.

In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel from the Second Circuit has reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

Adding to the political headaches for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a new poll shows majority support for Scottish independence in Scotland as the United Kingdom stumbles toward Brexit.

More than half of the House Democratic Caucus has endorsed impeachment, but that’s unlikely to cause Nancy Pelosi to move off her current position.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

Once again, President Trump can’t help but make something meant to recognize real American heroes all about himself.

For the second time in month, the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination will face off in a two-night debate, so it’s as good a time as any to look at the polls.

The Mueller hearings don’t appear to have moved the needle of public opinion when it comes to impeachment.

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

Starting at 8:30 a.m. this morning, the eyes and ears of Washington and much of the nation will be focus on one thing, the testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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

Later today, the President is expected to take some form of ‘Executive Action’ in an effort to get a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger. Much like 2014, though, it’s far too early to start writing his political obituary.

POLITICO reports that some Democratic activists think she went too far.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

A new racist meme questioning Kamala Harris’s background is circulating on the Internet.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered a major defeat on a signature issue.

With the first Democratic debate set to begin tonight, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of the race.

Do Uncle Joe’s steady poll numbers tell us anything meaningful about 2020?

Is her professorial skill a liability or an asset?

Patrick Shanahan is out as nominee to be Secretary of Defense after questions were raised during his background investigation.

It’s still way too early to be predictive, but the latest head-to-head matches between the President and the top contenders for the Democratic nomination.

We all know the Internet broke the monopoly on classified advertising. Here’s the rest of the story.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has quit a group he helped found nine years ago after they voted to condemn him for advocating for the President’s impeachment.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is being accused of giving preferential access to businesses and businessmen tied to her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

The original ‘scandal’ was silly. The follow-up is sillier.

While mildly embarrassing, it’s unlikely to have much impact on the race.

Republicans nationwide are trying to discourage Roy Moore from running for Senate again. Roy Moore doesn’t care.

New polling shows support for abortion rights rising amid a plethora of new laws aimed at striking down Roe v. Wade

The party’s presidential wannabes have until September 12 to demonstrate a pulse.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash doubled down on his assertion that the Attorney General was deliberately misleading Congress and the American public.

There are many things to dislike about the Democratic socialist from Vermont. Hypocrisy isn’t among them.

So far at least, appearing on Fox News Channel does not appear to be hurting the candidates who’ve done it with Democratic voters.

The President unveiled some incoherent ideas yesterday that have no chance of becoming law.

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

As it has in so many other areas, the right has sacrificed it’s previously held beliefs on international trade to feckless obedience toward President Trump.

A new poll indicates that at least some Democrats continue to hold Biden’s 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War.