Outside the Beltway

After just two months, Mark Sanford is dropping his challenge to the incumbent President.

In a rather obvious rebuke aimed at President Trump, Mitt Romney said this week that he will not endorse anyone for President in 2020.

Former Republican Congressman and Governor Mark Sanford is running for President.

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.

Former South Carolina Congressman and Governor Mark Sanford is reportedly considering an intra-party challenge to President Trump

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has quit a group he helped found nine years ago after they voted to condemn him for advocating for the President’s impeachment.

Republican Congressman Justin Amash has always been a rebel within his own party, now he’s making that even more apparent.

After a week of scandal and chaos in Virginia politics, there’s no sign that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is going anywhere, and there’s very little that can be done to force him out of office.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

A Special Election tomorrow in suburban Columbus, Ohio could tell us a lot about where the midterm elections might be headed.

Madison was right about politicians and ambition. He just didn’t see the how it would all play out.

The odds of an immigration bill passing the House were already low. This morning, President Trump pretty much guaranteed failure.

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

GOP primary voters continue to reward staunch supporters of the President and punish those who get on his bad side.

His criticism of President Trump appears to have been a key reason.

There seems to be no question that the decision to fire James Comey was motivated largely by the President’s frustrations over the fact that his campaign is under investigation.

Budget hawks in the GOP face a showdown with Donald Trump’s spending ambitions this year that will likely decide whether we’ll ever get spending under control.

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

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

Tonight’s results in South Carolina could have a significant impact on the race going forward. (Plus, a projection)

Paul Ryan has never really wanted to be Speaker Of The House, but he’s take the job if House Republicans meet the conditions he’s set out.

The murders in Charleston have revived a debate that should have been over a long time ago.

The House leadership elections turned out about as expected, but we may be doing this all over again in five months.

The GOP “establishment” keeps beating back challenges.

Apparently, there is an off ramp on the Appalachian Trail

Is 2013 the year of second acts in American politics? Eliot Spitzer seems to be the latest disgraced politician to hope that it is.

Anthony Weiner’s campaign for Mayor Of New York isn’t exactly getting off on the right foot.

“Mark Sanford walked out on us, violated our trust … maybe Mark Sanford should just keep walking.”

The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.

The Anthony Weiner reveals once again the odd American obsession with the intersection of sex and politics.