Outside the Beltway

Another case of word choice overriding intent.

Or, at least, he’s willing to kill democracy in order to save it.

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

A little-known rule might allow a majority to pass one more bill.

How the West Virginia Democrat came to vote for the stimulus bill.

And illustrations of the fact that this isn’t a regular trial.

What we have here is failure to communicate.

And here we go.

A sad and disturbing report from a reliable source.

The 87-year-old former San Francisco mayor isn’t woke enough.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

We may be in a national crisis but it’s still politics as usual in Washington.

Some on Twitter (yes, I know) seem concerned, but is this even a good question?

What difference at this point does it make?

After months of delays, Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is now saying he’d be willing to testify if he were subpoeanaed.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case likely to decide the fate of former President Obama’s DACA program.

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

While some Democrats are calling for the impeachment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democrats on Capitol Hill aren’t nearly as eager to go down that road.

President Trump doubled down on his tirade against Jewish American Democrats from yesterday with some even more offensive comments.

We won’t have Hickenlooper to kick around anymore.

There are hints that former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper could abandon his seemingly doomed Presidential bid to run for Senate.

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

The House Democratic Caucus is becoming more divided on the issue of moving forward with impeachment.

Dan Coats is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence, and President Trump wants to replace him with an inexperienced, obsequious toady.

The evidence is clear that Russia interfered in the election in 2016 and intends to do so again. Despite this, Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation designed to enhance election security.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

Susan Collins hasn’t officially announced her intentions for 2020 just yet, but she looks like she’s running for re-election. If she does, she appears to be facing some political headwinds.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in a series of cases challenging the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered a major defeat on a signature issue.

Much to the chagrin of Republicans hoping to win back a Senate seat they never should have lost, Roy Moore is running for Senate again in Alabama.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend protection to DACA beneficiaries and other Dreamers, but it’s likely to die in the Senate.

Republicans nationwide are trying to discourage Roy Moore from running for Senate again. Roy Moore doesn’t care.

Mitch McConnell has had an unsurprising change of heart on the issue of Senate consideration of Supreme Court nominees in a Presidential election year.

The Toddler-in-Chief has issued an ultimatum.

A new poll indicates that at least some Democrats continue to hold Biden’s 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

Republicans have aborted President Trump’s lofty plan for a $2 trillion infrastructure deal just days after it was conceived.

Six Democrats are boycotting on principle. Four Republicans don’t care.

President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.

For now,former President Obama is staying on the sidelines in the race for the Democratic nomination.

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

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Gabby Giffords, is running for Senate in Arizona against Martha McSally.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.