Outside the Beltway

Congress is doing something, at least.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

Every once in a blue moon, a glimpse of humanity can be seen.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Their case is less than persuasive.

Appoint more Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Or else!

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

What we have here is failure to communicate.

My latest for Defense One.

Yet another retired general in the post would be a bad idea.

The transition is on pace despite President Trump’s best efforts.

An ambitious veepable. What a concept!

The former VP is focused on beating Bernie Sanders but his team is looking ahead.

Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party stalwart who served in Congress nine years ago, has thrown his hat in the ring against President Trump for the 2020 GOP Presidential Nomination.

This morning, President Trump took to Twitter to attack Dr. Christine Blasey Ford over her allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Tammy Duckworth recently became the first sitting Senator to give birth. Thanks to a rule change, she’ll be allowed to bring her baby on the floor of the Senate if she needs to.

With two votes last night, President Trump’s Cabinet is coming together.

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.

With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.

With top Republicans recoiling from the realization that the GOP is stuck with Trump in 2016, the ground seems to be being prepared for a conflict that could tear the GOP apart regardless of who wins in November.

A crack in the wall.

It’s been suggested that subjecting women to a possible draft would make leaders less likely to go to war. Unfortunately, there’s no reason to believe this is true.

Outdated rules? It sure seems like it.

Eric Shinseki resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs this morning, to the surprise of absolutely nobody.

OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.

Tammy Duckworth has resigned as Veterans Affairs assistant secretary and may make another bid for Congress.