Outside the Beltway

We already know enough to impeach.

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

Right now, polling indicates that the American public is reluctant to support impeachment of the President but it’s possible that could change.

Liz Cheney can pretty much write her own political ticket right now.

There are several months to go before a budget must be passed but there are already signs that the White House and Congress could be headed for an impasse.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

Republicans have aborted President Trump’s lofty plan for a $2 trillion infrastructure deal just days after it was conceived.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other firebrands aren’t steering the ship. Yet.

Six Democrats are boycotting on principle. Four Republicans don’t care.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

A new poll finds that most Americans do not support impeaching the President at this time, but they also don’t believe the President on the issues of Russian interference and obstruction.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is the latest Democrat to enter an already crowded field.

The findings are a dispiriting Rorschach test.

Stephen Miller and others wanted to punish Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats by dumping detained migrants in their districts.

The law is not on the President’s side.

It now appears that the Attorney General is keeping publicly-releasable information hidden away longer than necessary.

After a flood of stories saying the former Vice President is unsuitable for the modern era, the inevitable pushback is happening.

The Speaker says she will reject any attempt to deliver it in a “highly classified” manner.

Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It’s unwarranted.

Congress is doing its damned job for a change.

The Democratic Speaker of the House says there will be no charges against the Republican President barring an “overwhelming and bipartisan” consensus.

Last week, the House passed two bills to strengthen the laws regarding background checks for guns, but they’re not likely to even make it to the floor of the Senate.

Nancy Pelosi is tired of Democrats voting to please their constituents.

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.

Steve King isn’t backing down from his history of white supremacy and racism. And he’s also running for re-election.

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

A Coast Guard officer and aspiring domestic terrorist was arrested late yesterday for plotting to kill Democratic politicians and members of the media.

Following Donald Trump’s lead, the GOP is making clear that its game plan for 2020 is paint all Democrats as ‘socialists, baby killers, and anti-Semites.’

For now,former President Obama is staying on the sidelines in the race for the Democratic nomination.

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

President Trump’s impending decision to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall will quickly face serious legal challenges. It may be more vulnerable than the White House suspects.

The President will sign the bill to fund the government and avert another government shutdown, but in doing so he’ll also lay the groundwork for another showdown with Congress.

The right has spent a seemingly inordinate amount of time focusing on relatively powerless Members of Congress.

Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.

The longest-serving member of Congress in American history has passed away at the age of 92.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

In his business career Donald Trump relied largely on fear and intimidation to get his way on business deals. As President, he’s finding that nobody is afraid of him.

The President’s second State of the Union began and ended with calls for unity. In between, it was filled with the divisive partisanship that has marked his Presidency.

Despite overwhelming calls for his resignation, Ralph Northam is refusing to step down as Governor of Virginia.

The President is an ignoramus and a blowhard and a petulant child but he’s operating within the Constitutional limits of his office.

Is benefitting politically from romantic liaisons different than other relationships?

As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.

After an essentially pointless 35 day shutdown, some members of the House and Senate are proposing bills that would make government shutdowns impossible.

Regardless of whether or not you think Nancy Pelosi won the government shutdown, Donald Trump clearly lost.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

In a deal that can only be described as a cave by the President, the government shutdown is on course to be ended by the end of the day today.