Outside the Beltway

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing a second run at the White House, but this race won’t be anything like 2016.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Begun, the 2020 campaign has.

Bernie Sanders has not officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s reportedly planning a much more aggressive campaign than what we saw in 2016 if he does.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

With the 2020 Campaign set to begin as soon as the 2018 campaign ends, Democrats find themselves facing an age issue.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she has no intention of running for President in 2020.

After roughly a week of staying silent, President Trump decided last night to openly mock Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

Monday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the charges made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is still on as scheduled, but the details are still being negotiated.

One year after Charlottesville, it’s clear that President Trump still doesn’t understand what happened there, or that he just doesn’t care.

A new poll lends credence to the suggestion that Democrats should be careful about rallying behind the call to “Abolish ICE.”

The calls to “Abolish ICE” are spreading to potential candidates for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

The highest ranking Democrat in the Senate has introduced a bill that would effectively decriminalize marijuana nationwide and leave it up to each state to decide how far they wish to go with regard to cannabis regulation. It’s a huge step in the right direction.

Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.

While final votes remain to be taken, the Federal Government shutdown effectively ended this afternoon with an overwhelming bipartisan vote to reopen the government, combined with a commitment from Republicans to consider a DACA bill over the next three weeks. What happens next, though, is entirely uncertain.

Some Democratic Senators are suggesting that Al Franken should reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

I’m in the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Duke’s Peter Feaver.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

It’s easier for an American citizen to go to Iran or North Korea than it is for them to go to Cuba, That’s insane.

Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.

Committing a crime is bad enough, committing a stupid crime in the dumbest way possible is orders of magnitude bad.

Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being incredibly stupid.

If there’s one thing that our generals and admirals agree on it’s that generals and admirals should retain their power.

For the moment, Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable if she chooses to run in 2016

Rahm Emanuel is reportedly considering a 2016 presidential run. It’s a thin report.

Actress Ashley Judd is reportedly considering a run for the United States Senate.

Some Northeastern Senators want to make selling fake maple syrup a federal offense.

As the night of the State Of The Union Address approaches, the silliness in Washington has been taken up a notch.

After five days of nonsense, President Obama’s address in Tucson last night struck exactly the right tone.

Two widely-hyped reports have Wall Street firms donating less money to Democrats as payback for financial reform efforts. But a closer look reveals no such thing.