Outside the Beltway

Florida has begun the recount process in both the Senate and Governor’s races. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

Somewhere, Tim Russert is smiling.

A new poll shows a decided turn toward the Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator in Florida, but it may be an outlier.

Mariia Butina, a Russian “gun rights activist, is accused of being an unregistered agent of the Russian government and attempting to influence Republican Party policies regarding Russia in an operation that pre-dates the Trump Presidential campaign.

House Republicans are supposed to vote on one or more immigration bills this week, but can’t even agree what their policy should be.

Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.

For some reason, the President wants to help a Chinese company that has been accused of being a security risk by American intelligence services.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

Republicans on Capitol Hill worried about all the leaking coming from the Trump White House would be wise to actually do the oversight the Constitution compels them to do.

Profiles in courage? With Republicans in the Trump Era, it’s more like profiles in cowardice.

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

Despite the activism we’ve seen in the wake of the school shooting in Florida, it’s unlikely that we’ll see significant Congressional action on guns.

New polls show increased support for various gun control measures, including limitations on so-called “assault weapons,” but that doesn’t mean we’re likely to see Congressional action on the subject.

The final version of the tax bill appears to be on track for passage, but the devil is in the details.

House and Senate Republicans say they have reached agreement on a final tax bill, and Democrats are engaging in an effort to delay a vote in the Senate until Doug Jones can be seated.

The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson spoke out about the death of her husband and the controversy over the phone call she received from President Trump. And Trump proceeded to attack her and call her a liar.

Don’t hold your breath, but the Las Vegas shooting may actually prompt Congress to do something.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

President Trump once again revealed his true self at a press conference yesterday.

Donald Trump has had harsher things to say about Rosie O’Donnell than he did about the people responsible for yesterday’s violence. That says something about him.

On the special election for US Senate in Alabama

Foolishly, President Trump is rolling back part of President Obama’s opening to Cuba.

President Trump is reportedly considering at least partly reversing one of the great foreign policy successes of the Obama Presidency.

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

Republicans are going to find it difficult to distance themselves from Donald Trump.

Republicans are afraid to oppose Donald Trump for fear that his supporters will come after them.

The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

Neither President Obama nor Vice-President Biden will attend Fidel Castro’s funeral.

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

My predictions for the House and Senate.

Republican candidates for the Senate and House are campaigning on the argument that they will be a bulwark against a Clinton Presidency.

News outlets are suddenly finding out that Trump was a cad in 2005. Film at 11.

Even if Donald Trump loses next month, the political forces inside the GOP he tapped into are likely to remain very powerful.

Donald Trump is doing worse with white voters than Mitt Romney did in 2012.

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

As expected, Marco Rubio easily won the primary for his Senate seat. The General Election battle, though, promises to be more difficult.

Sorry Donald Trump, but most Americans believe that people here illegally deserve a path to citizenship and oppose building a border wall.

Donald Trump is signaling a big shift in his immigration position.

America’s largest voting bloc is heavily turned off by Donald Trump, and that is posing long-term problems for Republicans in general.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

Things aren’t pretty inside the House of Trump these days.

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

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

Predictably, the latest effort to prevent Donald Trump from gaining the Republican nomination has ended in failure.

Despite a year of utter failure, one group of Republicans apparently still thinks they can deny Donald Trump the Republican nomination.

Vice-President Gingrich? Really?

Republican officials are running away from Donald Trump the way they’d run away from a horde of mosquitoes infected with the Zika virus.

Marco Rubio changes his mind, and drops the first hint that he’s already thinking about the Presidential race in 2020 or 2024.