Outside the Beltway

WIth the top two candidates in the race on the same stage, the second night of the first Democratic debate was much feistier than the first night.

So far at least, appearing on Fox News Channel does not appear to be hurting the candidates who’ve done it with Democratic voters.

Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders hints that he’s thinking of running for President in 2020.

In the wake of attempted bombing attacks on people he has criticized, the President is blaming the media for poisonous political rhetoric. He needs to look in the mirror.

After passing on the opportunity in 2016, Elizabeth Warren is leaving the door open to a run for President in 2020.

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

President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.

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

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.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

The Iran nuclear deal will probably survive it’s test in Congress in the end, but Chuck Schumer just made the Administration’s job a little more difficult.

Who do the Democrats have to take Joe Biden’s place?

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