Outside the Beltway

Republicans have a Donald Trump problem, and they can’t run away from it.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

New polling shows Democratic nominee Ralph Northam continuing to lead Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia Governor’s race, but anything is still possible with three weeks to go until Election Day.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, has come out against the most recent immigration-related action by the national leader of his party.

The battle over Confederate statues that was resurrected by the violence in Charlottesville is off the front pages, but that doesn’t mean it’s over quite yet.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

Based on initial reports, Trump’s Afghanistan policy looks a lot like what we’ve seen for the past sixteen years.

Facts are stubborn things.

Republicans and Democrats have picked their candidates for 2017’s Governor’s race, but the biggest name is likely to be one not on the ballot, Donald Trump.

Former C.I.A. Director John Brennan testified before a House Committee today, and what he had to say was not good news for the Trump Administration.

The Trump White House knew Michael Flynn was under investigation and named him National Security Adviser anyway.

A major legislative defeat for Paul Ryan, the House GOP, and President Trump.

Several former candidates for President are emerging as potential candidates for Senate.

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

Donald Trump appears to be pushing voters from America’s fastest growing minority group into the Democratic camp.

With time running out, the top three candidates for the Republican nomination picked up right where they left off last week.

A renewed internal GOP fight to stop Donald Trump seems to be doomed to fail.

Changes that the Republican National Committee made to delegate allocation rules in response to what happened in 2012 are helping Donald Trump in 2016.

Ben Carson cut his campaign staff drastically just a month after raising more than $22 million. Another sign of a dead campaign.

Virginia Democrats tried to capture control of the Virginia State Senate by, in part, emphasizing gun control issues. The fact that they failed is instructive.

The effort to forge some kind of consensus independent of the RNC among the Republican candidates for President regarding debates appears to have failed. To the surprise of nobody who has been paying attention.

Low costs and regulatory barriers are attracting people to red states–thus turning them purple and blue.

The unqualified hack who led OPM while China stole 21 million sensitive personnel files has finally resigned.

The Federal Government is threatening to hold up plans for a new Redskins stadium unless the team changes its name.

Once again, only six or seven states are likely to matter.

His poll numbers are down, the GOP base is not hospitable, but Chris Christie still seems to be thinking about running for President.

An entirely unsurprising decision from Federal Prosecutors in Washington, D.C.

Not surprisingly, the F.C.C. has rejected a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

Some on the left are suggesting Democrats should write off the South for the foreseeable future, but that would be as foolish as Republicans assuming that their dominance in the region will last as long as Democratic dominance did in the century after the Civil War.

The GOP is dominant in the Southern United States, but it’s unlikely to last as long as Democratic dominance of the region did.

Trying to explain one of the biggest surprises of Election Night 2014.

Tuesday’s Republican wave didn’t change the fundamentals.

Just over one year ago, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was attacked by his son, revealing problems with our mental health system that have yet to be adequately addressed.

A disappointing setback.

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie picked an odd issue on which to start his closing argument to Virginia voters.

In many states, there aren’t really any races at all this year even if both parties have candidates on the ballot.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

Former Reagan speechwriter and gun control activist Jim Brady’s death has been ruled a homicide. No, there was no foul play involved—at least not recently.

Could John Hinckley, Jr. face murder charges 30 years after his attempted assassination of President Reagan?

The C.I.A. has admitted spying on Senate investigators.

The Hobby Lobby decision could end up motivating women voters to turn out to vote against Republicans in the fall.

It appears that the GOP still has a problem communicating with women.

The law’s insane over-reaction to teen “sexting” has gotten even more insane in one Virginia County.

There is no such thing as a consistent free market, limited government case in favor of restricting immigration, whether legal or illegal.