Outside the Beltway

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

Part Two in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan. This post examines several ideas advanced by conservatives, and the reasons they aren’t complete answers to the problems we face.

Repeal and replace is likely to take longer than many Republicans thought it would, but that shouldn’t be surprising.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates for only the second time in a decade, but it still seems like it’s chasing an inflation monster that doesn’t exist.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

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.

John McCain said that Senate Republicans will unite to block any Supreme Court appointment by a President Hillary Clinton.

A long way off, but there are some important pre-trial matters to resolve between now and then.

Another day, another round of irresponsible demagoguery from Donald Trump.

The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.

Post-convention polling at the state level holds some bad news for the Trump campaign.

Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.

The one with the better convention seems to have lost ground over the last two weeks.

More than any politician that spoke last night, it was the father of a fallen solider who stole the night.

Hillary Clinton delvers a largely successful acceptance speech that caps off a convention that ran far smoother than its Republican counterpart.

Eight years after beating her for the Democratic Nomination, Barack Obama passed the torch to Hillary Clinton with a speech that sounded more like Ronald Reagan than anything we’ve heard from the Republican nominee.

Donald Trump suggests Russia engage in espionage to help his Presidential campaign.0

After four straight losses, prosecutors in Baltimore are throwing in the towel in the Freddie Gray case.

The second night of the Democratic Convention seemed much calmer than the first, as the Clinton campaign moves forward toward the biggest speech of Hillary Clinton’s life.

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is out as head of the Democratic National Committee after the release of a trove of embarrassing emails.

Democrats will consider changing superdelegate rules, but not as much as Bernie Sanders would like.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

Well that took long enough.

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

A true legend in legal journalism is moving on.

Many pundits are arguing that the victory for ‘Leave’ presages good news for Trump in November, but there’s no reason to believe that.

Donald Trump has a steep hill to climb to reverse a quarter century trend.

Bernie Sanders admitted, finally, that he likely won’t be the nominee.

Bernie Sanders’ refusal to admit that his campaign is over is costing you up to $38,000 per day.

Bernie Sanders doesn’t seem to realize that the political world has already moved past the race for the Democratic nomination.

Hillary Clinton easily won the final contest of the 2016 primary season, and the Clinton-Sanders reconciliation dance began.

With the race for the Democratic nomination over, President Obama is ready to hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton won the final Super Tuesday of the 2016 primary season, thus officially sending us into what promises to be among the most contentious General Election battles in recent memory.

Continuing the fight at this point is not just Quixotic, it’s unsporting.

An historic achievement.

One media critic is arguing that news organizations should ignore the fact that Hillary Clinton will become the Presumptive Democratic Nominee tomorrow. This is utterly ridiculous.

Bernie Sanders is continuing to let his supporters believe he has a chance to win the Democratic nomination. He is either delusional, or he is lying to his supporters.

A Pennsylvania Judge ruled today that there was sufficient evidence against Bill Cosby to allow the sexual assault charges against him to proceed to trial.

Even as it becomes more and more apparent that he cannot win the Democratic nomination for President, Bernie Sanders is not letting up on his rhetoric against the leadership of the party he claims he’ll support in November.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders split victories in Kentucky and Oregon last night, and Clinton is now less than 100 delegates away from an historic victory.

Bernie Sanders won another primary last night, but he continues to fall behind in the race for delegates nonetheless.

Bernie Sanders won the Indiana Primary last night, but Hillary Clinton continues to accrue the delegates she needs to become the Democratic nominee.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

To the surprise of no one, the alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich is already falling apart.

With voters in five states set to go to the polls, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to make significant progress toward their quest for a majority of delegates in their respective contests.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is beginning to look beyond Bernie Sanders and talk about running mates.