Outside the Beltway

Marco Rubio is ruling out a return to politics, at least for now.

Advisers? Donald Trump doesn’t need no stinkin’ advisers.

It looks like we’ve reached the end of the debate schedule for Republicans in 2016 .

A big night in the Republican race for President leaves Donald Trump as the only candidate realistically situated to be anywhere near a majority of delegates by the time the primaries end in June.

The alternatives to Trump vs Clinton are getting into the realm of fantasy.

By the end of the night, we’re likely to be in an entirely new phase of the race for both the Republican and Democratic nominations.

The coming political battle over President Obama’s effort to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia will likely be unlike anything we’ve seen before.

Less than twenty-four hours before voting starts, Donald Trump looks to do very well on what is arguably the most important day of the campaign.

Trump is doing the opposite of trying to calm things down.

Donald Trump has spent nine months encouraging his supporters to beat up protesters and calling the press “scum.” Words have consequences.

The violence that Donald Trump encourages among supporters is manifesting itself in real life.

Given the stakes headed into the latest version of ‘Super Tuesday,’ last night’s Republican debate was surprisingly subdued.

The eighth Democratic debate raises the question of whether we really need this many debates.

Less than a week before what may be the most important week of the campaign, Donald Trump is in very good shape. Marco Rubio and John Kasich? Not so much.

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

Michael Bloomberg announced today that he’s not running for President, but he came awfully close to getting into the race.

Donald Trump is motivating people! The problem for Republicans is that he’s motivating them to become citizens so they can vote against him and, potentially, other Republicans.

Both Donald Trump and Ohio Governor John Kasich face big tests in tomorrow’s Michigan primary.

Nancy Reagan was a crucial part what made Ronald Reagan the man he was, and today she passed away at the age of 94.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz split the wins on ‘Super Saturday,’ while Marco Rubio and John Kasich continue to struggle for relevance in the 2016 race.

The effort to stop Donald Trump seems likely to set off a civil war inside the Republican Party.

They haven’t gotten much attention, but there are five contests today as the 2016 nomination process continues to move forward.

Donald Trump canceled his speech at CPAC, but it’s unlikely to harm his campaign at all.

It seems increasingly apparent that the only way to stop Donald Trump now is by trying to force a contested convention. It also seems clear that such a plan probably wouldn’t succeed.

With time running out, the top three candidates for the Republican nomination picked up right where they left off last week.

Mitt Romney came out with a blistering speech denouncing Donald Trump, but it’s unlikely to have much of an impact on the race.

Ben Carson announced today that he is skipping the next GOP debate and admitted that he does not see a viable path forward for his campaign. However, he didn’t formally withdraw from the race for the Republican nomination.

A renewed internal GOP fight to stop Donald Trump seems to be doomed to fail.

Ronald Reagan famously claimed, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.” I’m going through the process in reverse.

As expected, Donald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, putting himself one step closer to becoming the Republican nominee for President.

Changes that the Republican National Committee made to delegate allocation rules in response to what happened in 2012 are helping Donald Trump in 2016.

A month after raising $6,000,000 for “the troops,,” questions are being asked about where the money Donald Trump raised for veterans causes actually is at this point.

It’s Super Tuesday, and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to go a long way toward securing the nominations of their respective parties.

A new national poll suggests that the newly aggressive tone from Senators Rubio and Cruz has done nothing to stop Donald Trump’s momentum.

Ever since last week’s debate, the race for the Republican nomination has come to resemble a schoolyard fight among a bunch of nine year-olds.

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions became the latest prominent Republican to endorse Donald Trump, but there are a lot more Republicans who are starting to panic over what Trump could do to their party.

Donald Trump is positioned to do very well on Super Tuesday, while Ted Cruz should win his home state. Marco Rubio, meanwhile, seems to be struggling to maintain his relevance.

All of which leads to a discussion of electoral rules.

Michael Hayden notes that many of Donald Trump’s foreign policy positions are illegal.

Two more Republican Governors endorse Donald Trump.