Outside the Beltway

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.

Two youngish Rhodes Scholars turned mayors are getting covered differently.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

The Trump Administration is taking an unnecessarily militaristic approach toward Iran, and that poses real dangers for the country and for the Middle East.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

Six Democrats are boycotting on principle. Four Republicans don’t care.

President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.

A new poll shows that a majority of the British public believes that the Brexit referendum was a bad idea. What that means for the future of Brexit is not at all clear.

Ballot measures across the country would deny access to those who refuse to release tax returns.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden had a very successful first day when it comes to campaign fundraising.

Trump campaign officials are worried about the President’s chances of holding onto a state that was crucial to his win in 2020. They should be.

The President has tied his all-time low in one prominent poll.

As Democrats at the state level seek to limit the ability of parents to decline to vaccinate their children. they are facing resistance from Republican colleagues.

The White House appears to be preparing for the worst when it comes to the nominations of Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board.

So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.

The law is not on the President’s side.

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

In some expert trolling, the Senate Majority Leader decries “mindless, undiscriminating obstruction for the sake of obstruction.”

Trump’s threat will not make things better (and the notion of actually closing the border is insane).

As a no-deal Brexit becomes more likely, the EU is taking things personally.

The decision to hand Democrats a victory and step on the good news from the Mueller report apparently came from the very top.