Outside the Beltway

The first poll taken in the wake of the Kavanaugh nomination fight suggests the voter enthusiasm gap is shifting toward Democrats.

Take one name out of contention as a potential replacement for Nikki Haley at the United Nations.

After passing on the opportunity in 2016, Elizabeth Warren is leaving the door open to a run for President in 2020.

Surprise developments yesterday led to a pause in the confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh. Where it goes from here is unclear.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the floor, but a last minute maneuver could delay a final vote pending an F.B.I. investigation.

Republicans have set a Judiciary Committee vote for less than a day after hearing from Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Last week, the Polish President floated the idea of a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. It’s a bad idea no matter how you look at it.

New allegations of sexual misconduct mark the start of a crucial week for the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

The status of a potential hearing in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination regarding the charges made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford remain unclear, but the likelihood is that she will testify in the end.

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.

A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.

Cracks are beginning to show in the previously united Republican front on the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation notwithstanding what appear to be credible allegations of sexual assault.

Former President Bush has waded back into politics but don’t expect him to be campaigning for Ted Cruz.

As expected, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo easily fended off a challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon. Let the Presidential speculation begin.

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.

Former President Obama took on his successor in his first major political speeches since leaving office.

A Federal Court has ruled that North Carolina can use its current Congressional District map for this year’s midterms notwithstanding a ruling that it is an impermissible gerrymander.

Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.

The confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh begin today, but the outcome seems foreordained.

Author Sam Anderson puts forward a rather strange hypothesis in Politico.

With Martha McSally pulling off a decisive win, Arizona Republicans managed to avoid the disaster that likely would have occurred had either Kelli Ward or Joe Arpaio won last night.

Florida voters in the Republican and Democratic parties have set up a Gubernatorial race that provides a stark choice on the table for Sunshine State voters in a race that will likely have national implications moving forward.

One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.

Recently indicted Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. is blaming his apparently estranged wife and the so-called “Deep State” for the fact that he’s charged with embezzling a quarter million dollars from his campaign.

Sad news about a Senate stalwart who has been fighting an aggressive form of cancer for more than a year.

New Generic Congressional Ballot polls have good news for Democrats.

Just days after being indicted on insider trading charges, New York Congressman Chris Collins is suspending his campaign for re-election.

Tuesday’s election results were a defeat for the progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party in their image.

A powerful political network is distancing itself from the Trump-dominated Republican Party.

Going my way?

The economy grew at an exceptionally strong pace according to the first estimate of GDP growth, but several caveats remain.

If President Trump’s trade war continues, it could have a serious impact on the political fortunes of President Trump and his party.

Initial polling on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court find the public more divided than they have been for other recent SCOTUS picks, but that’s unlikely to impact the fate of his nomination.

The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.

California’s Democratic Party endorsed “progressive” upstart Kevin de León over Senator Dianne Feinstein, but this is unlikely to stop Feinstein from winning election to a sixth term in office.

The Democratic National Committee is one step closer to adopting a rule change that would make superdelegates largely irrelevant to the party’s nomination process.

A new poll lends credence to the suggestion that Democrats should be careful about rallying behind the call to “Abolish ICE.”

Donald Trump had to be talked down from considering military intervention in Venezuela.

The calls to “Abolish ICE” are spreading to potential candidates for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

A really weird detail buried in a New York Times story about President Trump’s efforts to get the Justice to retire.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Virginia last night, and the incident raises questions of how far we should let politics infiltrate everyday life.

The Administration is going to unveil a plan for a major reorganization of government agencies today.

John Kelly is nearing the end of his first year as White House Chief of Staff, and it’s becoming apparent that his mission to bring order to a disordered White House has failed.

The President continues to enjoy enthusiastic support from the over-65 set.

President Trump is at the center of controversy again after video emerged of him returning the salute of a North Korean General.

The GOP and Donald Trump are indistinguishable now. But it’s not clear what that means.

A POLITICO story pushes a plausible narrative with an example that’s almost certainly not evidence of it.

The President tears up every piece of paper he touches. A whole department is taping them back together for the National Archives.

Thanks to Donald Trump, the happiest man in the world right now is Vladimir Putin.

European alliance and Russian goals edition.