Outside the Beltway

More than half of the House Democratic Caucus has endorsed impeachment, but that’s unlikely to cause Nancy Pelosi to move off her current position.

A Federal Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the DNC alleging a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

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

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

WIth some signs pointing to a slowing global economy, and President Trump applying political pressure, the Federal Reserve reversed interest rate policy yesterday.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

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.

Once again, President Trump can’t help but make something meant to recognize real American heroes all about himself.

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 Mueller hearings don’t appear to have moved the needle of public opinion when it comes to impeachment.

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Kentucky teenager alleging he had been defamed by the coverage of his confrontation with a Native American man in January.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

The Mueller hearing has weakened the political argument for impeachment. Democrats need to proceed with caution, and concentrate on winning in 2020 rather than removing the President from office prematurely.

President Trump attacked four Democratic Congresswomen for engaging in exactly the same rhetoric that the President himself has over the years.

Robert Mueller didn’t provide a smoking gun yesterday, but the President and his supporters are wrong to claim that the hearing vindicated the President.

President Trump threatened mass immigration raids. What was delivered was far less met the eye.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans oppose statehood for the District of Columbia.

After a series of line item vetoes, the University of Alaska is facing a 41% cut in state funding.

A strangely under-publicized story.

How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail last night with another one of his red meat speeches. The analogies it causes one to draw are chilling to say the least.

Increased focus on conservative efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade appears to be rallying public support for abortion rights.

The Trump Era is raising doubts about many things, including America’s most important alliance.

The House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill that seeks to limit Presidential authority when it comes to striking Iran and aideing the Saudi war on Yemen.

Citing the so-called “Billy Graham Rule,” a Republican candidate for Governor in Mississippi is refusing to let a female reporter accompany him on a campaign ride-along.

After a firestorm of criticism for his handling of a decade-old plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has resigned.

Recent video showing what appears to be uncontrolled shaking are raising health concerns about German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

After a year of fighting, the Administration has given up on its effort to get a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Later today, the President is expected to take some form of ‘Executive Action’ in an effort to get a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Democratic voters and donors appear to be narrowing their choices for a nominee down, which could mean a short future for a lot of current Democratic candidates.

The Trump Administration is expected to begin mass deportation raids as early as this weekend.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in a case that could radically impact health care coverage for millions of Americans.

Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $19 million despite eschewing the high-dollar fundraisers her opponents have utilized.

Detroit shows how modern technology can lead to a virtual police state.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.

A weird media narrative has formed.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was formally charged with multiple counts of procuring underage girls for sexual molestation.

Well, of course they are.

Nearly half the country thinks he’s not a terrible President.

Bernie Sanders is finding that the 2020 campaign is very different from 2016.

Ideas, not tanks.

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

A convergence of OTB discussions.

The Republican Party is ruining the country. But so are the Democrats?

The post-debate polling of the Democratic race continues to be somewhat chaotic, but it’s clear that Harris and Warren have made this a very different race than it was before the debates.

One of America’s fist celebrity CEO’s has passed away at the age of 94.