Outside the Beltway

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.

How much sacrifice in our consumer culture is it worth to save the planet?

The original ‘scandal’ was silly. The follow-up is sillier.

While mildly embarrassing, it’s unlikely to have much impact on the race.

Hours before departing the United States for a pomp and circumstance filled State Visit to the United Kingdom, President Trump sticks his foot in his mouth.

Just a day before he is scheduled to arrive in the city for a State Visit, London’s Mayor is denouncing President Trump.

Despite opposition from the Catholic Church, or perhaps in rebellion against it, Irish voters overwhelmingly approved a new law liberalizing that nation’s divorce laws.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

Surprising pollsters and political analysts down under, Australia’s ruling center-right coalition pulled off a big win in Saturday’s election.

Gone are ‘climate change’ and ‘skeptic.’ In are ‘global heating’ and ‘denier.’

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

President Trump’s foreign policy has largely been a failure, and there are specific reasons why.

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is the latest entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination for President, and the field isn’t done growing.

Cory Booker’s message of unity isn’t going over well with Democratic voters eager for a fight.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has officially joined the race for the 2020 Republican Presidential nomination

So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.

More pressures on a region already struggling.

The 2020 debate on Twitter does not represent ordinary Americans. Does that matter?

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

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As it has since 2007, the Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News from hosting a debate featuring the party’s candidates for President.

For the fourth time since the 2008 election cycle, Michael Bloomberg flirted with the idea of running for President. For the fourth time, he declined to do so.

The President continues to lie at an astounding rate that only seems to be getting worse. Does anyone care?

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest entrant into an already crowded Democratic field.

In a two-hour rant before an adoring crowd of CPAC sycophants. President Trump displayed everything wrong with him and his Presidency.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is running for the Democratic nomination for President on a platform primarily focused on climate change. Whether that helps distinguish him from a growing field of candidates remains to be seen.

The House of Representatives voted yesterday to block the President’s declaration of an “emergency” at the southern border. Now the matter goes to the Senate.

Republicans face a choice in the coming days. Do they support the Constitution, or do they support Donald Trump? You can count on them making the wrong choice.

Kevin Drum uses some clever sleight-of-hand to demonstrate a hard truth about the human condition.

Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.

The Trump Administration continues to drive a wedge between the United States and Europe, can it ever be repaired?

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

President Trump’s impending decision to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall will quickly face serious legal challenges. It may be more vulnerable than the White House suspects.

Lyndon LaRouche, an eight-time Presidential candidate who ran a cult-like organization that spread bizarre conspiracy theories, has died at 96.

Based on his appearance on CNN last night, Howard Schultz appears to be running a campaign about nothing.

The right has spent a seemingly inordinate amount of time focusing on relatively powerless Members of Congress.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

The longest-serving member of Congress in American history has passed away at the age of 92.

Most Americans oppose the idea of the President using a “national emergency” to get funding for his border wall. Will that matter to him?

While much of the attention in the race for the Democratic nomination to date has been on the left, there is a path forward for a more centrist candidate.

Wearing Donald Trump’s famous campaign symbol creates a presumption of ill intent. Is that fair?

President Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. But the other options he’s considering aren’t much better.

California is set up throw a huge curve ball into the 2020 Presidential nomination fight.

One of the strongest climate regulations in the country is almost certainly unconstitutional.

The latest entry in the unity third party presidential candidate genre is just as bad as they always are.

Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.

President Trump’s job approval numbers continue to be worse than those of any President since the end of World War Two.

Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.