Outside the Beltway

Two candidates with no experience in elected office are leading the Republican field.

Donald Trump’s support in the polls appears to become coming largely from people who don’t typically vote in primary elections.

Republican officials in three states are looking at ways to keep Donald Trump off the primary ballot unless he pledges to support the eventual GOP nominee.

Yesterday’s stock market drop led some Republican candidates to say some particularly dumb things.

Even if Donald Trump isn’t the Republican nominee in 2016, he could still end up causing real harm to the party’s chances of winning the White House and holding on to the Senate.

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.

Donald Trump is center stage, John Kasich is in, and Rick Perry is relegated to the kid’s table.

Donald Trump’s campaign seems to be making a play for whatever portion of the GOP it may be that still likes Sarah Palin.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

Despite his remarks about John McCain, Donald Trump is likely to be around for some time to come.

Donald Trump stuck his foot in his mouth again.

The Huffington Post announced today that they would not be covering Donald Trump in their politics section from this point forward. That’s the wrong thing to do.

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for the anti-immigrant Frankenstein in their midst.

In the past month, the Chinese stock market has lost more than 1/3 of its value.

The June Jobs Report was okay, but it certainly doesn’t inspire much confidence.

Matthew Dickinson takes a stab at explaining “Why So Many Republicans Are Running in 2016.”

The Supreme Court has struck down a program that forced farmers to turn over a portion of their crop to the government without compensation.

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

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

Rand Paul Is at a distinct disadvantage compared to his fellow Republican candidates for President.

Donald Trump is probably just messing around with all of us again, but he’s certainly acting like someone who’s running for President.

With 14 candidates vying for the Republican nomination, TV execs are scrambling to make the debates watchable.

A tale of Kafkaesque torture by Comcast Customer Service reveals that the person who really made the mistakes here was the homeowner.

He’s back.

Scott Walker surged to the top of a new poll of Iowa Republicans, but Iowa is not a very good predictor of success in the race for the GOP nomination.

Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.

Rick Perry is sounding for all the world like a candidate for President, and says he’s a different candidate this time, but initial perceptions are hard to overcome.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

We appear to be just days away from an announcement from the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting, and the consensus seems to be that there will be no indictment at all.

Mike Huckabee seems to be making the moves necessary to run for President again, For reasons only he can understand.

The trial of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife opened yesterday, and it sounded more like a soap opera than a legal proceeding.

The June Jobs Report is basically good news.

Some Republicans apparently think the key to their future lies in the past.

There’s really no better word for it than blackmail.

Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.

Pat Roberts may be facing a Richard Lugar problem in Kansas.

Is 435 the right number?

Wall Street Journal was looking hard for a story.

Some signs from Silicon Valley seem to indicate that the heady days of the 90s Tech Bubble are returning.

Two veteran reporters, including the dean of the Virginia press corps, have been fired by the AP after falsely reporting that Terry McAuliffe lied to federal authorities.