Outside the Beltway

John Kasich hasn’t shut the door completely, but recent comments seem to make it clear he’s not likely to take on the President for the Republican nomination.

So far at least, appearing on Fox News Channel does not appear to be hurting the candidates who’ve done it with Democratic voters.

At some point, what we call conservatism turned into a racket. It’s not surprising that this led directly to Trump.

Justin Amash spoke out against the President and Attorney General. Unsurprisingly this is not being received well by his fellow Republicans.

As it has in so many other areas, the right has sacrificed it’s previously held beliefs on international trade to feckless obedience toward President Trump.

Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.

A year and a half into the #MeToo era, we’re still debating who gets to have a career.

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

More simplism from the WH.

It’s increasingly challenging to discuss media coverage because we’re all consuming a hand-selected bit of it.

A Washington Post columnists tries to make the case.

Before we draw broad conclusions of the reporting on the report, don’t we need to see the report?

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

A new report demonstrates that the relationship between Fox News Channel and the Trump Administration is much closer and more pervasive than previously believed.

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

In what was basically a throwaway line, Joe Biden said something nice about Mike Pence. The reaction from his fellow Democrats says a lot about our current political culture, and none of it is good.

Michael Cohen, the President’s former lawyer and “fixer,” is set to deliver several bombshells in his testimony before Congress today.

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.

It was only a matter of time before Trump’s rhetoric against the press would lead to something violent. Last night in El Paso, it happened.

President Trump’s detailed schedules reveal a man who doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time actually working.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

Nancy Pelosi is “suggesting” to the President that the State of the Union be rescheduled for a time after the government shutdown ends, but it clearly seems like more than just a suggestion.

California Senator Kamala Harris is set to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination later this month.

Several states are getting rid of caucuses in favor of primaries, a move that could be to the disadvantage of candidates like Bernie Sanders.

While the political media is spending a lot of time talking about it, the actual impact of this latest government shutdown is likely to be limited and possibly even unnoticeable to most Americans.

With three days to go before a government shutdown, there are at least some signs that the President may be backing away from his threats to shut down the government over funding for his border wall.

A nation says farewell to a war hero, public servant, former President, and great American.

The continued problem cause by a lack of shared reality.

Nancy Pelosi won a key vote yesterday on the road to returning as Speaker of the House again in January.

Three Democratic Senators are suing the Acting Attorney General, asserting that his appointment was unconstitutional.

Trump, Scott, and their allies are not doing America any favors.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

It’s all over but the vote counting.

When do we stop pretending that Fox News Channel is anything other than State Run Media for the Trump Administration?

Surely a celebrity hound with no political experience can’t become President. Right?

More outrageous behavior by the President of the United States.

Those rambling campaign rally speeches the President loves to give aren’t getting the kind of coverage they used to, not even from his favorite news channel.

BREAKING NEWS from multiple major news outlets.

The legal troubles for Tesla’s Elon Musk just got a lot more serious.

Just hours before hearings that will likely determine the fate of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, new accusations and revelations are coming to light.

Less than a day before a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third woman has come forward with new allegations involving Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

In what appears to be a first, Judge Brett Kavanaugh took to the media to defend his nomination. Not surprisingly, he chose a friendly venue.

Donald Trump has been in office just over 600 days, and he’s proven beyond any doubt that he doesn’t care if what he says is the truth or not.

A woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of having assaulted her when he was 17 and she was 15 has come forward. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

Former President Obama took on his successor in his first major political speeches since leaving office.

Washington said farewell to John McCain today in a service that both remembered his spirit and his heroism, and stands as a sharp rebuke to what politics has been reduced to in America today.

Throughout the War On Terror, John McCain stood out as a strong moral voice against the use of torture against prisoners. For that he deserves the thanks of a grateful nation.

One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.

The former CIA Director has been stripped of his access to classified information after repeatedly criticizing the President.

In what appears to be a move based purely on vindictiveness, President Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.