Outside the Beltway

An effort by the Federal Government to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises serious First Amendment issues.

In the end, the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy was not even close.

Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has made several mistakes since Election Day, but she’s likely to win tomorrow’s runoff election.

Yes, there can be real problems with election activities, but that does not excuse POTUS’ lies about fraud.

Donald Trump is engaging in another round of baseless and bizarre conspiracy theories about alleged voter fraud.

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

CNN fires back in the Administration’s ongoing war with the news media.

Today in bad columns.

The issues are different than in Florida or Arizona, but the Georgia Governor’s race remains unresolved as Stacey Abrams hopes to find enough votes to force the race into a runoff.

Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

Partisan officials should not be in charge of state election processes, much less their own.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s name may be unfamiliar, but he’s looking to change that.

Newt Gingrich has endorsed President Trump’s use of the rhetoric of Josef Stalin to attack the American news media.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly developing an explanation for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that defies credulity.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

Last week, the Polish President floated the idea of a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. It’s a bad idea no matter how you look at it.

A look at the numbers behind the influx of women into electoral politics this year.

With the primaries over, we can say that it’s been quite a successful year for women in politics.

Former President Jimmy Carter is warning his party against drifting too far left as we head into the midterms and, beyond that, the 2020 campaign cycle.

As Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast, most people are listening to orders to evacuate, but some people aren’t.

The tough guy actor best known for the “Smokey And The Bandit” movies has passed away at the age of 82.

Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.

Florida voters in the Republican and Democratic parties have set up a Gubernatorial race that provides a stark choice on the table for Sunshine State voters in a race that will likely have national implications moving forward.

A Georgia County is abandoning a dubious plan that would have closed 2/3 of the county’s polling stations.

Care to guess the demographic makeup of the county?

Donald Trump’s vanity-seeking military parade has been postponed amid reports that the estimated cost has increased dramatically.

A new study claims voter ID laws may disenfranchise the demographic, potentially swinging several Congressional races.

In an obvious effort to pander to the city’s taxi industry, New York City is placing new limits on ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft.

Republican Troy Balderson holds a narrow lead in a Special Election in Ohio. Even if he wins, though, the way this election played out does not bode well for the GOP in November.

Paul Laxalt, the former Nevada Senator who was one of President Reagan’s closest confidantes outside the White House, has died at 96.

Senator Corker provided a pretty damning run-down last week.

Recent polling finds that Americans aren’t feeling quite so patriotic right now. It’s understandable, but we shouldn’t give up hope.

What was once a rare symbol of national mourning has become so commonplace as to be meaningless.

A controversial name is disappearing from one small stretch of road.

A federal trial court has ruled the practice an unconstitutional infringement on suffrage.

Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?

The Trump Administration’s School Safety Commission isn’t getting off to a very good start.

The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.

Earlier this week, the Illinois legislature ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. What’s unclear is if this act has any meaning at all.

Donald Trump may or may not be racist himself, but he has most certainly exploited and helped widen racial divisions ever since bursting on the political scene in 2015.

Poland makes the U.S. and NATO an offer they might want to consider refusing.

In the wake of yesterday’s killing of eight in a Texas high school, WaPo’s Philip Bump provides a chilling statistic.

The White House is pushing back on the allegations of misconduct that were made against Ronny Jackson this week, and trying to use them in a high-profile Senate race in Montana.

As expected, a Republican won the Special Election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, but it’s not a win Republicans should really be celebrating.

For better or worse, Mike Pompeo will be confirmed as the 70th Secretary of State by the end of this week.