Outside the Beltway

Citing substantial cooperation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is recommending no jail time for former Trump associate Michael Flynn.

Another morning, and another unhinged Twitter attack on the Mueller investigation by a President who claims the entire investigation is a “hoax” and “Fake News.”

More evidence that the politics of the moment aren’t just about illegal immigration.

The unconscionable violation of norms in 2016 won’t apply in 2018; it’s a matter of power, not principle.

Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.

Another Republican Senator has broken ranks and called for hearings on the nomination of Merrick Garland, as another poll shows most Americans support hearings as well.

The battle of Iowa is beginning with Mitt Romney in the lead, but Herman Cain and Sarah Palin aren’t far behind.

Herman Cain is getting a lot of attention lately, but will he amount to anything?

Herman Cain: candidate du jour or something more permanent?

Gallup takes the first look at the GOP field after Huckabee, Trump, and Daniels dropped out.

There have been no significant surveys of the Republican field taken since the announcement that frontrunners Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump and Establishment darling Mitch Daniels have dropped out of the race.

Is Donald Trump back in the race? Not yet, but he hasn’t ruled it out.

Mitch Daniels, the candidate of George Will and a host of mainstream Republicans hoping for something better in 2012, has announced he will not be running for president in 2012.

When one realizes that Trump is basically a brand, rather than anything else, his PR foray into politics makes more sense.

All signs are that Michele Bachmann is running for president. What impact will she have on the race?

Does the Donald Trump flame-out provide any kind of guide to other candidates? Only if they want to host a reality show.

With Huckabee out, the right side of the GOP primary base may end up divided. And that will help Mitt Romney.

With co-frontrunner Mike Huckabee out, Mitt Romney looks stronger than ever.

Mike Huckabee’s decision not to run has shaken up the GOP field for 2012.

We won’t have Mike Huckabee to kick around in 2012.

So, what’s up with Donald Trump’s bizarre hairdo? He insists it’s not a comb-over.

New rules for the 2012 primary open the door for a Tea Party candidate to take the GOP nomination.

David Brooks declares Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, and Jon Huntsman the only serious candidates for the Republican nomination.

A conspiracy theorist is never troubled by facts.

The birthers are dead (kinda), so long live the transcripters!