Outside the Beltway

With time running out for him to make a decision, a new report shows how deeply Vice President Biden has been in stirring up the speculation that is now surrounding him.

A woman who has been running for President for at least eight years is apparently having trouble explaining why she wants to be President.

Vice-President Biden will apparently not be at the first Democratic debate, which may be yet another sign that he’s not running for President.

The Taliban dealt a major defeat to a numerically superior Afghan Army force, raising questions about just how well Afghanistan can defend itself on its own.

One week after the second Republican debate, Donald Trump is still at the top of the GOP field, and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon.

Vice-President Biden continues to rise in the polls even though he has yet to actually enter the race for President.

More bigotry in the campaign.

Polling shows that Republicans increasingly see Donald Trump as Presidential and trustworthy. The rest of America disagrees.

Ben Carson has no government experience, he has a history of saying things that don’t seem grounded in reality, and he lacks the resources for a credible campaign. And yet, he’s closing in on Donald Trump in the polls.

Senate Democrats successfully blocked a final vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal, meaning that Congressional debate on the matter is effectively over.

At least on paper, Senate Democrats now have enough votes to block the Senate from voting on a resolution disapproving of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.

A new poll shows Bernie Sanders gaining traction outside of New Hampshire for the first time.

Two candidates with no experience in elected office are leading the Republican field.

Hillary Clinton has a bit of a public image problem, but it’s not clear if that will hurt her politically.

If the Administration gets its way, efforts to block the Iran nuclear deal may come to a quick end in the Senate.

Congress is set to debate the Iran nuclear deal next month, but as far as Europe is concerned the debate is already over.

Joe Biden may want to run for President, but does anyone else? It doesn’t really seem like it.

Thanks to $500,000, Rand Paul bought himself a caucus so he can run for two offices at once.

The reports about Vice-President Biden possibly entering the Presidential race continue to persist.

Hillary Clinton’s own campaign admits she “didn’t think it through” when she decided to use a private email server as Secretary of State.

Trump illustrates the weak nature of our parties.

The POLITICO gang report that a “Joe Biden strategy for [a] White House run [is] taking shape.”

Erick Erickson has disinvited Donald Trump from the RedState Gathering. What finally pushed him over the edge?

Last night reinforced what I thought about some candidates and changed what I think about others.

It’s a Donald Trump debate, where the facts are made up and the truth doesn’t matter.

The F.B.I. seems to be looking in to just how secure. Hillary Clinton’s private email server was while she was Secretary of State.

In 1992, an eccentric billionaire ran an independent campaign against a Bush and a Clinton. It could happen again.

Reports are saying that Joe Biden is taking another look at running for the Democratic nomination for President. But would he really do it?

Hillary Clinton has suffered drops in her favorability numbers lately, but that may not mean much for 2016.

The problem goes beyond the War on Drugs.

Hillary Clinton’s two biggest challengers were ambushed at a progressive political convention over the weekend.

Donald Trump won’t rule out running against the eventual Republican nominee. Will the RNC use this as an excuse to try to force him out of the race?

In the end, the odds that Congress can actually stop the new deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program are pretty low.

Depending on who you listen to, it’s either peace in our time or an epic catastrophe.

A good first step, but there’s a lot more than needs to be done to reform the criminal justice system.

SCOTUS has upheld the use of election commissions to draw Congressional district lines.

The people who continue to claim that the Confederate Flag is about anything other than hatred, racism, and a nation that celebrated slavery are lying to you and to themselves.

The Administration announced changes to the way the government handles hostage situations, but it really doesn’t amount to much.

Virginia Republicans are deciding later this week how they will make their choice in the 2016 Presidential Race. And they may end up regretting their decision.

More Democrats are calling themselves “liberal” than they have in years. Republicans, too.

Whether Republicans are ready or not, Donald Trump is coming.

To nobody’s surprise, Jeb Bush has entered the race for President.

This should be the end of this story, but it probably won’t be.

Hillary Clinton opened a new phase in her campaign for President yesterday with a speech in New York City.

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

Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us.

House Democrats defied President Obama on an important trade deal today, thus arguably marking the official beginning of his lame duck status.

Iowa Republicans may be a day away from putting the Iowa Straw Poll out of its, and our, misery.