Outside the Beltway

Republicans are blaming the President for the fading popularity of the tax reform law passed in December. It’s more complicated than that.

Republicans have been hoping that the tax bill passed in December would help them in the midterms. That’s appearing to be less and less likely by the day.

New polling shows the Democrat’s lead in the Congressional ballot poll shrinking slightly, but enthusiasm is still on their side.

Some Republicans are suggesting that Paul Ryan should be pushed out as Speaker before the November elections.

In addition to opening up the Speakership, there’s a legitimate possibility that Wisconsin-11 flips to the other party.

President Trump won’t attend nerd prom again this year. That’s a good thing.

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the second partisan gerrymandering case of the term, and once again they appear to be divided.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

Does Rick Santorum really think that learning CPR can stop school shootings?

Organizing protests was the easy part. The hard part for those who would seek to expand gun regulations is yet to come.

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down a California law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information on abortion.

Challengers to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on Congressional redistricting suffered two big setbacks in court yesterday that suggest that they’ve reached the end of the road legally.

If you’re tired of the restraint being shown by this President, you may be in luck.

Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.

Conor Lamb’s win in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District has set off an inevitable debate inside the Democratic Party about how to approach the upcoming midterm elections.

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

Republicans are claiming that Conor Lamb won Tuesday’s Special Election in Pennsylvania because he campaigned as a conservative. These people are either deluded or lying.

Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.

Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration is backing away from gun regulations opposed by the N.R.A.

There won’t be any tanks, but it looks like President Trump will get his military parade.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

The faculty would like to strip away a 20-year-old honor in light of several statements in violation of the institution’s core values.

What is CPAC telling us about the contemporary conservative movement?

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has redrawn the state’s Congressional Districts based on its recent ruling finding the current map to be unconstitutional partisan Gerrymandering. It makes a lot more sense than the map the state is currently using.

NRO’s David French offers “A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider.”

Of course Donald Trump wants a military parade, it would be consistent with his delusions of grandeur.

Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.

The Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling requiring the legislature to redraw the state’s Congressional District map.

Two Amtrak crashes in less than a week is newsworthy. It is not, however, a trend.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

Another win for forces fighting partisan Gerrymandering.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama is bringing out into the open a civil war that has been going on for seven years now.

Yesterday was the seventy-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For most Americans, though, it was just another day. That’s only natural.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

Will Joe Biden be ‘tan, rested, and ready’ enough to take on 2020?

Americans as a whole are becoming less religious and some people are panicking about it.

And even moreso when they are consciously created by the winner.

Despite, or perhaps because of, his bigoted, radical, far-right positions on the issues, Roy Moore beat the sitting Senator from Alabama in a runoff election that essentially guarantees that he will win the General Election later this year.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.