Outside the Beltway

For the first time, it’s conceivable that Republicans will turn against the President.

President Trump is now admitting that he talked to the President of Ukraine about investigations of Joe Biden and his son but denies there was a quid pro quo.

The latest Des Moines Register poll puts Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at the top of the pack in the Hawkeye State.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has hit the bottom of the barrel.

At last week’s debate, Beto O’Rourke handed Republicans and gun rights advocates a nicely wrapped gift with his claim that he would seize guns from otherwise law-abiding Americans.

The case of Roland Gramajo is an excellent example of what’s wrong with the Trump Administration’s immigration policy.

The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is the latest politician to apologize for donning blackface while she was in college.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that states cannot punish electors who fail to follow the will of the majority of voters n their state or state laws purporting to direct how they should vote.

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

Sean Spicer will appear on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars

As he has in the past, President Trump has backed away from support for any gun control measures in the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

Beto O’Rourke is once again rejecting the idea of running for Senate instead of President.

We won’t have Hickenlooper to kick around anymore.

Trump’s trip to El Paso in one photo and two videos.

In the wake of the back-to-back shootings in Texas and Ohio, a new poll shows increased support for some gun control measures. But we’ve been here before.

Just over a week after Dan Coats announced he was stepping own as Director of National Intelligence, there are more shakeups at the top of the U.S. intelligence community.

On a day that called for national unity and empathy, President Trump couldn’t help but revert to form.

A Republican State Legislator in Nebraska says things that other Republicans don’t have the courage to say.

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

Republicans have come up with a new target to blame mass shootings on, “violent video games.”

Part 1

Less than twelve hours after the mass shooting in Texas, another one occurred overnight in Dayton, Ohio.

Another day, another mass shooting and, as is becoming all too common in this country, this one appears to have been racially motivated.

Another post-debate poll shows little change in the race for the Democratic nomination.

President Trump has withdrawn his nominee for Director of National Intelligence after controversy regarding his qualifications and resume.

As was the case in June, the second night of the second Democratic debate was seen by more people than the first night.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

President Trump’s nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence is quite simply not qualified for the position he has been nominated to.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

The House Democratic Caucus is becoming more divided on the issue of moving forward with impeachment.

The House Judiciary Committee is seeking to obtain the material presented to a Federal Grand Jury by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Dan Coats is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence, and President Trump wants to replace him with an inexperienced, obsequious toady.

Tulsi Gabbard has filed a seemingly frivolous lawsuit against Google due to a temporary suspension of her advertising account.

The Supreme Court handed the President a victory last night, ruling that the Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging his funding of the border wall did not have standing to challenge his diversion of Defense Department funds. This may only be a temporary victory, though.

In contrast to the idea of granting statehood to the District of Columbia, the American public appears to strongly support statehood for Puerto RIco.

Starting at 8:30 a.m. this morning, the eyes and ears of Washington and much of the nation will be focus on one thing, the testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

On Wednesday, much of official Washington, and likely a good part of the country itself, will pause to watch what are likely to biggest hearings since the late 1980s.

He could lose the popular vote by an even larger margin in 2020—and still coast to re-election.

The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.

Once again, twenty candidates will participate in the second debate scheduled to take place over two nights at the end of the month.

House Democrats rejected an effort by a member of the progressive wing of the party to force an impeachment inquiry against the President.

Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Primary by a huge margin in 2016. This time, he’s slipping in the polls as other candidates rise ahead of him.

Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for President is going nowhere fast and he has only a small amount of time to stop the slide.

For the first time in a century, a chamber of Congress has voted to condemn a sitting President. That won’t stop this President.

The numbers are in and there’s good news for some candidates and bad news for a lot of the others.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being sued for blocking people on Twitter. She’s likely to lose the lawsuits.

Some agree with him. Many others are cowards. But there’s more to it.

What happened to “building a lasting relationship within the African American community”?