Outside the Beltway

Future Supreme Court Justice?

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……

I say: Clinton 323 and Trump 215.

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

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.

Some musings on the RCP average and such.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

Two weeks before Election Day, everything seems to be going Hillary Clinton’s way.

With the lone exception of Bill Clinton in 1996, Arizona hasn’t gone for a Democrat since 1948. That streak could end this year.

Donald Trump is facing potential trouble in a state that has gone for a Democrat only twice since the end of World War II.

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

Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.

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

Evan McMullin’s quixotic campaign for President continues.

Another set of revelations shows that the Clinton campaign has yet to put the email story behind it.

The “independent conservative” running for President is finding it hard to even get on the ballot.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

A new poll shows Donald Trump barely winning in a state that should be solidly red.

The latest desperation bid from anti-Trump Republicans is guaranteed to make a GOP civil war more likely.

In a sign of just how bad the trends are right now for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton is gaining ground in states that Mitt Romney won four years ago.

Republican officials are running away from Donald Trump the way they’d run away from a horde of mosquitoes infected with the Zika virus.

The Supreme Court has once again issued a ruling that further chips away at the protections of the Fourth Amendment.

The man who was brought in to clean up the I.R.S. after the alleged targeting scandal became public is facing censure and possible impeachment. Proving that there really is such a thing as a thankless job.

Libertarian Party Presidential nominee Gary Johnson is doing quite well in the polls, when pollsters bother to include him.

Top Republican donors are becoming increasingly concerned that Donald Trump isn’t paying enough attention to raising money for the General Election campaign.

The Clinton campaign probably thought the email story was behind them. The new report from the State Department’s Inspector General shows just how wrong they were about that.

A group of states led by Texas has filed a suit in response to new guidelines from the Federal Government regarding the rights of transgender students.

Pfizer has become the latest drug maker from barring its products from being used in executions.

Paul Ryan takes himself out of contention as a potential Republican nominee.

Bernie Sanders pulled off another win, but it puts him no closer to having a realistic chance of winning the nomination.

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are locked in battle in a primary that could decide whether or not Donald Trump can get a majority of delegates prior to the GOP Convention.

Putting Donald Trump at the top of the ticket would likely lead to an Electoral College disaster for Republicans.

Ohio Governor John Kasich cannot win a majority of delegates at this point, but he’s still resisting calls to drop out of the race.

As expected, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both scored big wins in Arizona, while Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders both continued to win caucus states.

One week after Marco Rubio left the race, Donald Trump’s hold on the lead in the GOP Presidential race seems as solid as ever.

If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, the GOP may have more to worry about than losing the White House and the Senate.

It looks like we’ve reached the end of the debate schedule for Republicans in 2016 .

President Obama has selected his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, now the question is whether the Senate will act.

By the end of the night, we’re likely to be in an entirely new phase of the race for both the Republican and Democratic nominations.

It seems increasingly apparent that the only way to stop Donald Trump now is by trying to force a contested convention. It also seems clear that such a plan probably wouldn’t succeed.

Mitt Romney came out with a blistering speech denouncing Donald Trump, but it’s unlikely to have much of an impact on the race.

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

Tonight’s Nevada Caucuses could be as chaotic as the floor of a Vegas casino, but Donald Trump seems to be in position to score another win.

Donald Trump is back on top, but the field below him remains as confused as ever.

A look at the history behind the ideology driving the standoff in Oregon.

A new report finds that the problems at the Secret Service are far deeper than previously known.