Outside the Beltway

Iowa Congressman Steve King is causing controversy yet again with his comments in support of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

Can the GOP govern? Do they want to or know how to? (Does it matter?).

Well, at least someone has a backbone.

A new head for the DNC at a time when the Democratic Party finds itself reeling and eager to take on Donald Trump.

Milo Yiannopoulos was a troll and a peddler in offensiveness, but the fact that he became a star on the American right was the result of a transformation of American conservatism that has been entirely unhealthy.

There are two sides in this war between Trump and the media, but only one of them is the right side.

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

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

At Congressional town halls across the country, there are signs of what could turn into a movement that would cause real headaches for the GOP in future elections.

It is Trump’s party now. Impeachment is not coming.

The problem with all the replacement talk is that there is no evidence that the GOP pathways will work.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

The answer is pretty straight-forward.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

Republicans are afraid to oppose Donald Trump for fear that his supporters will come after them.

Republicans sure have changed their mind about Vladimir Putin.

As we approach the vote, the fantasies keep coming.

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

The players are almost completely set for France’s 2017 Presidential elections, and the choice seems likely to come down to center-right candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, France’s Donald Trump.

Senior Republican Senators are throwing cold water on the idea of eliminating the filibuster.

Reports of the demise of the Democratic Party have been greatly exaggerated.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

And the winner is……

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

Distinguishing between anti-elite populism and coded anti-Semitism is next to impossible.

It has become necessary to destroy the party in order to save it.

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.

Are these the faces of Clinton voters? George P. Bush thinks so.

Candidate trumps party in a presidential system.

With just over three weeks before Election Day, efforts by top Republicans to disavow their party’s nominee are quite clearly too little, too late.

Paul Ryan is abandoning the Trump campaign.

Last night’s debate was indeed the low point everyone anticipated it would be, but it seems unlikely to change the status quo.

Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump in droves after last night’s revelation of lewd remarks he made in 2005.

Damon Linker writes, “Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn’t make them moral monsters.”

Even if Donald Trump loses next month, the political forces inside the GOP he tapped into are likely to remain very powerful.

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

The GOP civil war continues…..

Donald Trump’s campaign is apparently finally acknowledging reality, although its claim that birtherism originated with the Clinton campaign in 2008 does not comport with the facts.

David Brooks thinks American politics “Could get ugly” before the ship gets righted.

House Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations even if Hillary Clinton wins the White House.

Another poll shows that Latino voters are set to reject Donald Trump in record numbers, and now they’re turning against the GOP.

As expected, John McCain easily defeated his primary opponent yesterday.