Outside the Beltway

Cory Booker’s interest in running for President has been an open secret for some time, now he’s being far less coy about it.

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.

The 2020 campaign is already heating up, and California Senator Kamala Harris could be one of the first serious candidates for President to throw her hat in the ring.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

After initially saying no, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is now reopening the door to the idea of running for President.

Nancy Pelosi won a key vote yesterday on the road to returning as Speaker of the House again in January.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Once again, Republicans in California find themselves looking up and seeing a lot of desolation. They need to find a way to bounce back.

Another part of the country that was once a Republican stronghold is now almost completely blue.

With their House majority secure, Democrats must now select their leadership team for the next two years. It’s not going smoothly.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.

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

Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

While the numbers seem to show that scandal-plagued Senator Bob Menendez will win re-election on Tuesday, national Democrats aren’t taking any chances.

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

The man responsible for the deaths of eleven people in a Pittsburgh synagogue has been indicted on 44 counts by a Federal Grand Jury.

Overwhelmingly, legal experts agree that President Trump is wrong about birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment.

Just over a week before two states will be voting on referendums to legalize recreational marijuana, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support legalization.

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

Measles cases are on the rise in Europe due to the fact that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, people still believe the lies of the anti-vaccination movement.

Bernie Sanders could find repeating the success of 2016 in 2020 may not be so easy.

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

One month before voters in several states head to the polls to vote on legalization referendums, a new poll shows that public support for legalization remains at record high levels.

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

With the primaries over, we can say that it’s been quite a successful year for women in politics.

Delaware Democratic Senator Tom Carper beat back a challenge from a ‘progressive” challenger in Thursday’s primary.

Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready.

Gary Johnson was a successful two-term Governor in New Mexico. Now he’s making a bid to represent the Land of Enchantment in the U.S. Senate.

Another step forward in the seemingly unstoppable movement toward nationwide legalization.

A Pennsylvania Grand Jury report reveals decades of abuse by some 300 Catholic Priests impacting more than 1,000 children and 26 of the state’s Roman Catholic Diocese.

Vermont Democrats nominated a transgender woman for Governor yesterday but she faces long odds in November.

A group of lawsuits filed across the country are seeking to challenge the predominant method for allocation of Electoral College votes. These lawsuits appear to have little merit.

The Garden State has put a hold on marijuana prosecutions in anticipation of full legalization by the end of the year.

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

The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.

The situation isn’t as awful as portrayed by the AP—but it’s still pretty bad.

In November, Michigan voters will be able to make their state the tenth state to legalize marijuana. This is just the latest step in what seems to be an irreversible trend.

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.

After hitting a stumbling bloc in April, Mitt Romney coasted to a win last night, and has a clear path to Washington and the U.S. Senate.

A Republican organization dedicated to abortion rights is shutting down after 30 years, eight fewer than the Party has opposed them.

Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?

Political columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer has weeks to live.

Alex Jones is finally being called on to answer for his irresponsible lying about events like the Sandy Hook shooting.