Outside the Beltway

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.

Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.

Robert Mueller’s investigation appears to enter a new phase, with a focus on the President’s business dealings with Russia.

The selection of Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State makes it more likely that President Trump will take the foolish and dangerous step of withdrawing the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran.

In addition to deadlines on the Federal Budget and DACA, Congress also has to deal with the debt ceiling at some point in the next month.

Once again, President Trump is going soft on Russia. Why? I’ll leave that up to the reader to decide.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

A very weak jobs report thanks mostly to the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

More provocation from Pyongyang.

Centrist candidate Emmanuelle Macron scored a decisive win over the far-right Marine Le Pen in today’s runoff round of the French Presidential election.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

The story about the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia didn’t start with Michael Flynn, and it isn’t going to end with his resignation.

If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.

Candidate trumps party in a presidential system.

Responding to comments on this morning’s post.

The one with the better convention seems to have lost ground over the last two weeks.

The head of the Federal Reserve tells Congress that the economy is unlikely to enter recession this years, but isn’t exactly going to be booming either.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

Just days before a high stakes primary in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed over familiar themes in their latest debate.

Another big night for Donald Trump puts him another step closer to being the presumptive GOP nominee.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz landed some punches on Donald Trump last night, but it’s doubtful that they changed the nature of the race.

More likely than not, South Carolina marks the end of the road for Jeb Bush’s bid for the Presidency.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign and its supporters seem to be getting frustrated by the fact that younger women are seemingly more interested in her opponent than in her.

China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed in the final debate before the Iowa Caucuses in the context of a race that has appeared to become tighter than it was before Christmas.

Another hopeful step forward, thanks to diplomacy.

Hillary Clinton’s attempt to explain her relationship with Wall Street and banking interests makes it sound like she’s channeling Rudy Giuliani.

So close, and yet so very, very, far.

In addition to doing everything she needed to do last night, Hillary Clinton also destroyed whatever logic remained for a Joe Biden candidacy.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

Greece’s Prime Minister seemed to give in to some of Europe’s demands today, but bankers are continuing to hold to the strict conditions they set last week.

The Greek Government is basically shutting the banking system down tomorrow as negotiations over its debt problems continue.

It’s easier for an American citizen to go to Iran or North Korea than it is for them to go to Cuba, That’s insane.

Surely it’s time to put a woman on American currency again, but why go after Alexander Hamilton?

Martin O’Malley is running for President for some reason.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

Once again, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says she isn’t running for President, and has no plans to do so.

A cease fire deal in Ukraine, but a long term settlement will require compromises from both Moscow and Kiev.

The U.S. Government has formally charged North Korea with responsibility for the hacking attack on Sony. How to respond to that attack is a more complicated question.