Outside the Beltway

President Trump claims that November will see a “red wave” rather than the “blue wave” that most analysts are expecting. There’s no evidence to support his hypothesis.

With less than two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

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

Donald Trump spent part of Labor Day engaged in yet another unhinged attack on his own Justice Department.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has selected former Senator Jon Kyl to replace John McCain in the Senate.

New polling seems to show a significant shift toward Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.

As the midterms get closer, the public’s perception of the President’s job performance is getting worse.

As expected, Rick Scott easily won the GOP nomination for Senate in Florida, setting up one of the most highly anticipated Senate races of the year.

With just 72 days to go until Election Day, the chances that the Democrats will take control of at least one chamber of Congress are looking quite good.

Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81,

Donald Trump is now attacking his own appointee to head the Federal Reserve Board.

New Generic Congressional Ballot polls have good news for Democrats.

Recent reports have indicated that doubts are growing about the wisdom of keeping California Democrat Nancy Pelosi at the top of House Leadership.

Congressman Keith Ellison won his party’s nomination for Minnesota Attorney General notwithstanding last-minute allegations of abuse against a former girlfriend.

Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.

The Republican Party’s nominee for Senator in Virginia really is as bad as you’ve heard, probably worse.

New polling shows that the ground looks fertile for Democrats in the fall.

Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, who challenged Nancy Pelosi for a leadership spot in 2016, is telling supporters he’s running for President in 2020.

California’s Democratic Party endorsed “progressive” upstart Kevin de León over Senator Dianne Feinstein, but this is unlikely to stop Feinstein from winning election to a sixth term in office.

A selection that is likely to keep the Senate GOP united and red-state Democrats up for re-election under pressure to vote to confirm.

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

There is a frustration and a growing sense that the American political system is illegitimate.

The House of Representatives has left town after once again failing to pass an immigration reform bill,, thus likely ensuring that nothing will be passed before the midterms.

President Trump’s short list of potential Supreme Court nominees consists mostly of conventionally conservative, well-qualified, jurists.

Virginia Republicans nominated arch-Trumpist Corey Stewart for the Senate three weeks ago. His campaign appears to be going about as well as expected.

Madison was right about politicians and ambition. He just didn’t see the how it would all play out.

The odds of an immigration bill passing the House were already low. This morning, President Trump pretty much guaranteed failure.

Notwithstanding the rhetoric of the President and his supporters, most Americans believe that immigration is a good thing for the United States.

The former New York City Mayor is prepared to spend $80 million to help Democrats take back Congress this year.

House Republicans are supposed to vote on one or more immigration bills this week, but can’t even agree what their policy should be.

Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.

After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.

Senators hoping for a long summer recess have had their hopes dashed.

The Federal Government will borrow more than $1 trillion this year for the first time in more than a half-decade.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

With the President’s “Spygate” allegations standing largely discredited, his attorney and at the moment chief spokesperson Rudy Giuliani admits that the entire conspiracy theory was created to discredit the Mueller investigation.

As he has in the past, Bernie Sanders will seek the Democratic nomination for Senate in Vermont but won’t accept the nomination if he wins.

The effort by a group of Republican rebels to force a vote on a DACA bill is moving closer to success, but that may end up being the easy part.

Robert Mueller has reportedly concluded that he cannot indict a sitting President. This is not a vindication of Trump, and merely upholds a conclusion that the Justice Department reached four decades ago.

Don’t look for a Trump agenda for the rest of the year. It doesn’t exist.

The number of Americans professing no religious affiliation is on the rise. This will have some interesting cultural and political implications.

The Generic Congressional Ballot has tightened in some recent polls, but on average the battle for control of Congress continues to favor Democrats.

Republicans are trying to fight back against efforts to limit their ability to gerrymander Congressional and State Legislative Districts. It’s a fight they deserve to lose.

Ohio voters have approved a referendum designed to reform the manner in which district lines are drawn.

A small group of Republican rebels in the House are attempting to push legislation protecting DACA beneficiaries to a floor vote. Unfortunately, they’re not likely to succeed.

John McCain continues to bravely battle an aggressive form of brain cancer, but he’s already made clear that he doesn’t want the 45th President of the United States at his funeral.

Eleven states plus DC, who have 172 of the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a President, are now part of the compact.

The incident involving Paul Ryan and the House Chaplain has raised some questions.