Outside the Beltway

A small group of Republican delegates is apparently discussing yet another quixotic effort to deny Donald Trump the nomination.

Donald Trump’s open contempt for the Rule of Law and Freedom of the Press should disqualify him from being considered an acceptable candidate for President.

Trump is doing the opposite of trying to calm things down.

The quadrennial fantasy of a brokered convention, which American politics has not seen since 1952, is rearing its head again, and it’s no more likely now than it was when we talked about this four years ago.

We still don’t know very much about Robert Dear, the man who shot and killed three people at the site of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, but that hasn’t stopped the usual suspects from politicizing the case.

Two new Iowa polls show Ben Carson passing Donald Trump in the Hawkeye State, but that’s not necessarily good news for Republicans.

The next Republican debate is likely to be a lot smaller than the previous two, and that could prove fatal for several candidates.

Scott Walker and Chris Christie apparently think that the key to turning around their dying campaigns is to pander to the people supporting Donald Trump’s anti-immigration platform.

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is would create a police state, violate people’s rights, and hurt America’s economy. And his supporters will most likely love it.

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

Republicans are finally starting to react to what Donald Trump has been saying.

The Supreme Court has issued a ruling whose roots can be found in case law going back half a century.

Whether Republicans are ready or not, Donald Trump is coming.

George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.

Now that they control all of Congress, some Republicans are suddenly deciding that the filibuster should be repealed.

A man best known, perhaps, for what he didn’t do, has passed away

Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.

Scott Walker argues that Governors tend to make the best Presidents. He’s largely correct, but he’s not the only Republican who fits that bill.

The Turks have entered the conflict in Syria. Unfortunately for the United States, it’s not on the side we would prefer.

A desperation move by NBC News?

Self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is contemplating an independent run for the presidency.

For purely political reasons, the Administration is delaying the announcement of new executive action on immigration.

One of the most repeated comments about the 2016 race is based on something that just isn’t true.

The Kentucky Senator and former Vice-President are at the front of a battle that will unfold inside the GOP as we head toward 2016.

Obsessing over what a politician believed in the past accomplishes nothing.

The junior Senator from Florida drops some hints.

Rick Perry continues to hint at another Presidential run.

Who watches Sunday morning talk shows anymore?

Veteran newsman Garrick Utley has died from prostate cancer at the age of 74.

The New York Times Benghazi report raises as many questions as it purports to answer.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts has promised to serve her entire six-year term.

Talks between the two Senate leaders haven’t exactly gone so well.

Surprisingly, many pundits on the left don’t seem too thrilled about the idea of a Senator Cory Booker.

The president says we should honor Trayvon Martin by preventing similar tragedies in the future.

Words don’t always mean what you think they mean.

Does David Gregory consider Glenn Greenwald to be a reporter deserving of protection, or “just a blogger” who may be a potential criminal?

Sometimes it seems like all John McCain does is appear on Sunday morning news shows. The problem goes deeper than that, though.

John McCain is right that we shouldn’t send ground troops to Syria, but his idea for increased U.S. intervention in the country’s civil war is still too risky.

Tom Brokaw has some good criticisms of what the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner has turned into.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes uses a quota system to make sure his guests aren’t all white dudes.