Outside the Beltway

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.

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

The Speaker says she will reject any attempt to deliver it in a “highly classified” manner.

The office has been vacant for 81 days. President Trump has yet to nominate a replacement.

Would a similarly-situated woman be getting such over-the-top coverage?

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are the most famous of dozens of rich folks trying to get their kids into elite schools.

Beto O’Rourke hasn’t officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s certainly sending all the signals you’d expect from a Presidential candidate.

As it has since 2007, the Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News from hosting a debate featuring the party’s candidates for President.

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest entrant into an already crowded Democratic field.

In a two-hour rant before an adoring crowd of CPAC sycophants. President Trump displayed everything wrong with him and his Presidency.

Nancy Pelosi is tired of Democrats voting to please their constituents.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan continues to sound like someone seriously considering running against Donald Trump.

Steve King isn’t backing down from his history of white supremacy and racism. And he’s also running for re-election.

The House of Representatives has begin the process of challenging the President’s recent declaration of a ‘national emergency’ at the southern border.

Gender bias is real. Most examples cited, though, aren’t.

President Trump’s impending decision to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall will quickly face serious legal challenges. It may be more vulnerable than the White House suspects.

Most Americans don’t want to see another government shutdown, but they’re somewhat divided on the issue of a border wall.

The right has spent a seemingly inordinate amount of time focusing on relatively powerless Members of Congress.

Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.

Negotiations to avert another shutdown appear to have stalled over the weekend with just four days left to go before funding runs out.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

A new poll shows that most Americans would oppose a second government shutdown over the border wall.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has managed to become a media star, but she has a lot to learn about politics.

Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

In a deal that can only be described as a cave by the President, the government shutdown is on course to be ended by the end of the day today.

As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

As the shutdown enters its thirty-fourth day and the Senate gets ready to vote on proposals that have no chance of succeeding, Democrats are preparing a new proposal.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

As the shutdown continues the numbers get worse for the President, but he doesn’t seem to care.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.

President Trump is claiming he never said Mexico would directly pay for the wall, except for all those times when he said Mexico would directly pay for the wall.

President Trump stormed out of a meeting with Congressional leaders as the shutdown drags on with no end in sight.

New polling clearly indicates that the President is losing the battle for public opinion over the government shutdown.

President Trump’s speech on the border wall and the shutdown was fact-free, misleading, and overall a bomb.

As the shutdown drags on, Republicans are beginning to fear that members in the House and Senate may begin to fall away from supporting the President.

As the shutdown continues, there’s little sign of progress on either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.