Outside the Beltway

The first of a series of polls in anticipation of next week’s debate shows Donald Trump still at the top, with a surprise coming out of Ohio.

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

The gas tax was last raised in 1993.

The Huffington Post announced today that they would not be covering Donald Trump in their politics section from this point forward. That’s the wrong thing to do.

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for the anti-immigrant Frankenstein in their midst.

Trips to the airport will now be even more fun.

While “fundamentals” will have more impact on choosing our next president than what happens on the campaign trail, the race itself is important.

The NYT has left Ted Cruz’ new book off its bestseller list, despite it selling more copies than 18 of 20 titles on said list.

The winners of the Women’s World Cup will get paid far less than the men that played last year, but that’s not because of sexism.

In an ordinary year, Ohio Governor John Kasich seems like he’d be a perfect candidate for Republicans in an era when winning the Buckeye State is essential to winning the White House. But things are far from ordinary in the GOP.

If Jim Webb runs for President, he will be the only candidate in either party who is on record defending the Confederate Battle Flag. And he’s thinking of running as a Democrat.

Chris Christie appears set to enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, but voters back home in New Jersey don’t seem to think very highly of him anymore.

As Governor Haley pushes the South Carolina legislature to take the Confederate Flag down, the movement moves beyond the Palmetto State.

Jeb Bush’s campaign launch seems to be going well so far, while Rand Paul and Ted Cruz (and Donald Trump) seem to be slipping.

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

Mitt Romney decided not to run in 2016 but he’s very much in the race.

After months of “not running,” Jeb Bush will formally enter the Presidential race on June 15th.

The FCC appears set to “encourage” telephone companies to install robocall blocking technology. Pollsters are panicking.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have done quite well for themselves of the speaking circuit.

George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.

For reasons only he can understand. South Carolina’s senior Senator will be entering the race for the White House early next month.

The just-concluded British General Election was also a clash between two former top advisers to President Obama.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Carly Fiorina, who flopped at Hewlett-Packard and in her lone previous political campaign, wants to be the leader of the free world.

Even for political junkies, the thrill seems to be gone.

It’s time for another White House Correspondent’s Dinner, and it’s going to be just as atrocious as the last one. But, the dinner isn’t the real problem.

For months, Ted Cruz said the nomination of Loretta Lynch must be blocked. Then, he failed to show up when the Senate voted on her nomination.

Not surprisingly, the Select Committee established by House Republicans to investigate something that has already been investigated multiple times, will be in operation well into the Presidential Election season.

To the surprise of few, Hillary Clinton is running for President

The Republican frontrunner claims he doesn’t read America’s most important newspaper.

Hillary Clinton addressed the week-long email controversy, but her explanations only raised new questions.

Senate Republicans have done more harm to the goal of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons than they have done good.

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

Rand Paul is carrying on a family tradition, winning the CPAC straw poll won many times by his father Ron.

Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.

Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.

With no real opponents in the race for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has no reason to rush getting into the race.

For some reason, Republicans want to change filibuster rules even though it’s unclear that they’ll still hold the Senate after 2016.

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

You come at the king, you best not miss.

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

Some on the right are suggesting that Congress retaliate against the President’s executive action on immigration by refusing to invite him to give the State Of The Union Address.

After a disastrous campaign in 2012, Texas Governor Rick Perry appears to be gearing up for a new run for the White House in 2016, but questions remain.