Outside the Beltway

The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.

A Congressman was shot, and a staffer and security detail members injured, at a practice session for tomorrow’s Congressional baseball game.

R.I.P., Caped Crusader

House Republicans are making yet another push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but they once again may not have the votes.

A majority of Americans support last week’s airstrikes in Syria but are skeptical of any expansion beyond that.

Another step toward making it easier to cut the cord.

Trump appears to undervaluing existing bureaucracies listening more to hacks and ideologues.

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

Donald Trump’s job approval numbers are the lowest for any new President since World War II. That doesn’t bode well for his Administration’s future.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

There are two sides in this war between Trump and the media, but only one of them is the right side.

Stephen Miller said something very stupid on “Meet The Press” this morning.

Two new polls show that most Americans oppose President Trump’s ban on travel from seven majority Muslim countries, but that most Republicans support it.

Donald Trump’s initial job approval numbers are lower than any President since the EIsenhower Administration.

Another television icon has passed away.

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

With repeal of the Affordable Care Act now likely sooner rather than later, key Republicans are urging the party to have a replacement in place before repeal is voted on.

Beginning late this morning, the Electors in each of the states will meet to carry out their Constitutional function. Despite the drama accompanying this year’s election, there’s likely to be far less drama than some people seem to be hoping for.

Three of the top four national security positions in Donald Trump’s Cabinet will be filled by retired Generals. This isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Most Americans wish Donald Trump would stop tweeting. Good luck with that.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is speaking out against several of President-Elect Trump’s proposed Cabinet nominees.

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

The final debate of 2016 didn’t draw as many viewers as the first Hillary v. Donald match-up, but it still drew a respectable number.

With twenty-one days to go until Election Day, things are looking very good for Hillary Clinton.

Viewership for the second debate fell some twenty percent from the first debate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that voter are losing interest.

With five weeks to go, the momentum in the race is moving decidedly in Hillary Clinton’s favor.

The GOP civil war continues…..

Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.

Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.

North Korea continues to advance its nuclear program but it’s unclear what anyone can do about it.

Despite being much more conveniently located for viewers in the United States, viewership for the just-concluded Olympics were the lowest they’ve been in sixteen years.

A report over the weekend raises questions about whether or not Donald Trump is changing positions on a central tenet of his campaign.

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

It just keeps getting worse.

New polling from the states has good news for Hillary Clinton, and an even less plausible path to 270 for Donald Trump.

The Old Dominion seems like it’s going to be even more firmly Democratic in 2016.

Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.

Hillary Clinton delvers a largely successful acceptance speech that caps off a convention that ran far smoother than its Republican counterpart.

The creator of some of the most popular television programming of the 1970s has passed away at the age of 81.

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

A horrific night in Dallas.

One of the greatest coaches of all time has passed.