Outside the Beltway

It’s easy if you try.

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

A parting shot from the Trump administration.

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

They are standing by as ordered.

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

A controversial monument in Little Italy has been destroyed.

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

But they weren’t shouting it from the rooftops.

Anti-Biden ads using the former President’s words are being aimed at black voters.

Another one bites the dust.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan scored a big win in Parliament, which makes a January 31st Brexit essentially inevitable.

It’s time for the last Democratic debate of 2019, and the stage will be smaller than it has at any time in the past.

With Kamala Harris”s exit from the race, some are raising questions about why minority candidates have failed to break through in a party that has a very diverse base.

The California Supreme Court has struck down a state law purporting to require a candidate for President to release their tax returns,

Many of the 2020 Democratic candidates for President are arguing that the caucus process itself is unfair and undemocratic. They’re right.

More good news for Mayor Pete.

Greg Mankiw, an economist who served as a top adviser to Mitt Romney and George W. Bush, is officially no longer a Republican

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

The criteria for the November and December debate will make it much harder for some Democrats to get on the national stage. That isn’t a bad thing.

A familiar name has entered the race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Massachusetts.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

A new poll finds President Trump trailing his potential Democratic opponents by huge margins among Latino voters.

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

A disturbing story that’s almost certainly not what it first appears.

As many as twelve candidates for the Democratic nomination may not qualify for the next debate. They should use that as an opportunity to get out of a race they clearly aren’t going to win.

Continuing the conversation from James Joyner’s post.

Confirming the original diagnosis, Jeffrey Epstein’s death last weekend has been ruled a suicide.

Protests in Hong Kong have been going on for nine weeks now, but they are reaching a point where the patience of the leaders in Beijing is being tested.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.

Donald Trump is a complete package, you can’t support part of it without at least implicitly endorsing all of it.

A Republican State Legislator in Nebraska says things that other Republicans don’t have the courage to say.

A new poll has a majority of respondents saying the President is a racist. He won’t care.

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

Trump’s attacks on racial minorities are going to continue, and get worse, the closer we get to 2020. Because stirring up fear and racial resentment among white working-class voters is the only way he can win.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.

Once again, twenty candidates will participate in the second debate scheduled to take place over two nights at the end of the month.

The numbers are in and there’s good news for some candidates and bad news for a lot of the others.

The failure of Republicans and conservatives to denounce the President’s racism reveals everything that has gone wrong with the “right” in the Trump Era.