Outside the Beltway

Well, kind of, but not really.

Columnists write bad columns apologizing for bad columns.

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

The President is deeply leveraged with no escape in sight.

The final delegate count may well be skewed.

Mark Halperin, the former MSNBC political analyst who was accused of misconduct during the height of the #MeToo Movement, is trying to make a comeback with a new book.

After a flood of stories saying the former Vice President is unsuitable for the modern era, the inevitable pushback is happening.

The peril of not yet running for President include not yet having a campaign staff in place.

The early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is drawing fire from multiple fronts. It may destroy his candidacy before it begins.

There’s a good reason why Democrats want Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to get out of the way sooner rather than later.

Despite overwhelming calls for his resignation, Ralph Northam is refusing to step down as Governor of Virginia.

Can society forgive the men caught up in the #MeToo movement? Is it even our place to decide?

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Bernie Sanders is facing questions about sexual harassment from women who worked on his 2016 campaign as he prepares a likely run for President in 2020.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she has no intention of running for President in 2020.

Congressman Keith Ellison appears to be falling behind in the race to be Minnesota’s next Attorney General.

For a number of reasons, we may not know the outcome of the midterm elections on Election Night.

Several days after detailed sexual assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee, I’m not fully sure what to believe.

A look at the numbers behind the influx of women into electoral politics this year.

The #MeToo movement brings down the head of a Fortune 500 company.

Congressman Keith Ellison won his party’s nomination for Minnesota Attorney General notwithstanding last-minute allegations of abuse against a former girlfriend.

Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.

One of the biggest names in Hollywood stands accused of sexual misconduct by a number of women in yet another ground-breaking report by Ronan Farrow.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and sexual assault in a New York Court.

The prosecutor who came to national prominence jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon has now been run over by it.

Andrew McCabe, fired for a “lack of candor,” ordered an investigation of the Attorney General for a “lack of candor.”

President Trump spoke up about the spousal abuse charges against his former Staff Secretary Rob Porter. His response was entirely predictable.

Michele Bachmann asked God if she should run for the U.S. Senate. Apparently, she got an answer.

Some Democratic Senators are suggesting that Al Franken should reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

As expected, Minnesota’s Governor has named his Lt. Governor to replace Al Franken in the Senate.

Another one bites the dust.

Al Franken’s Senate career reaches its inevitable end.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

The Senate appears ready to get rid of another procedural move designed to block judicial nominees.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.