Outside the Beltway

Democrats who could prove to be vulnerable in 2020 are largely lining up in favor of impeaching the President.

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

The man who sparked the investigation into the President’s illegal conduct has been outed in a futile attempt to discredit it.

It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

The Commission on Presidential Debates has released the schedule and criteria for the General Election debates. As usual, the criteria are heavily biased in favor of the major party candidates.

Contrary to the hopes of some, getting rid of Trump isn’t going to purge the GOP of Trumpism.

Former Republican Congressman and Governor Mark Sanford is running for President.

Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party stalwart who served in Congress nine years ago, has thrown his hat in the ring against President Trump for the 2020 GOP Presidential Nomination.

David Koch, one-half of the Koch Brothers and the head of a wide-ranging business empire who also went on to have a huge impact on politics and cultural philanthropy, has died at the age of 79.

President Trump doubled down on his tirade against Jewish American Democrats from yesterday with some even more offensive comments.

Former South Carolina Congressman and Governor Mark Sanford is reportedly considering an intra-party challenge to President Trump

Later today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument in a case that could upend the Affordable Care Act.

Virginia has finally repealed a dumb and unconstitutional restriction on how bars could advertise Happy Hours.

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has quit a group he helped found nine years ago after they voted to condemn him for advocating for the President’s impeachment.

Is it really such a bad thing when a politician changes a long-help position on a political issue?

As the Supreme Court enters the final weeks of its term, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hints at deep divisions and disappointment for people on the left.

John Kasich hasn’t shut the door completely, but recent comments seem to make it clear he’s not likely to take on the President for the Republican nomination.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ruled out what would essentially be a quixotic primary challenge against President Trump.

Justin Amash’s call for impeachment of the President, and the Republican Party’s reaction to it, is telling us a lot about the current state of the GOP.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash is the lone Republican voice speaking out against the President, and he’s making a strong case for his position in favor of impeachment.

Justin Amash doubled down on his criticism of the President and his call for impeachment even as he came under fire from fellow Republicans.

Republican Congressman Justin Amash has always been a rebel within his own party, now he’s making that even more apparent.

In a first of its kind move, voters in Denver have voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans say they won’t vote for President Trump in 2020. but that’s only half the battle for Democrats

A law professor asks some interesting questions, but ultimately not the right ones.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has officially joined the race for the 2020 Republican Presidential nomination

The Lawfare gang and Popehat weigh in.

Only the best people, dontcha know.

Another white supremacist attack raises disturbing questions about our information environment.

Mandatory vaccination laws raise personal liberty issues that ought to be taken seriously, but in the end, public health concerns weigh heavily in favor of laws mandating vaccination.

Republicans are blindly loyal to this President in a way we have not seen before. They are likely to end up paying a price for that.

There appear to be enough votes in the Senate to pass the resolution disapproving President Trump’s border wall “emergency,” but there’s not enough Republican support to override an expected veto.

The House of Representatives voted yesterday to block the President’s declaration of an “emergency” at the southern border. Now the matter goes to the Senate.

The House of Representatives has begin the process of challenging the President’s recent declaration of a ‘national emergency’ at the southern border.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

Walter Jones, a former supporter of the Iraq War who became one of the most prominent anti-war voices in Congress, has passed away at the age of 76. He will be missed.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has rejoined the Republican Party, leading many to wonder if he’s considering a challenge to President Trump in 2020.

Two more defections from the stable of writers at RedState provide further proof of the extent to which conservative media has become a pro-Trump echo chamber.

The way we elect Presidents make it unlikely that a third-party candidate like Howard Schultz could ever actually win the the Presidency.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.

Eight years after it was signed into law, a Federal Judge has ruled the Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional.

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.

On Tuesday, Michigan joined the ranks of the states where marijuana is legal and several other states legalized it for medical purposes.

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

By popular demand . . .

Trumpism is a direct by-product of the poisonous populism of the Tea Party movement, and they’ve both taken over the Republican Party.

Senator Tim Kaine continues to maintain a huge lead over Corey Stewart in the Virginia Senate Race.

With the Democratic Primary just days away, Andrew Cuomo’s Democratic challenger in New York is making headlines thanks to a rather odd culinary choice.