Outside the Beltway

Democrats clashed, to some degree, in last night’s inaugural debate of the 2020 season but they clearly agreed far more than they disagreed.

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

Maine has become the eighth state to pass a law allowing terminally ill the choice to bring their lives to a dignified end.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.

The lineups for the first Democratic debate of the 2020 season are set but some candidates are likely to be unhappy.

A trio of new polls shows Elizabeth Warren slipping past Bernie Sanders into second place in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination

The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway stands credibly accused of multiple violations of Federal law. The President will do nothing about it.

A new poll shows the former Vice-President leading Senator Elizabeth Warren in her home state.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

Former Vice-President Biden has come under fire for his longtime support for the Hyde Amendment.

Further progress for advocates of marijuana legalization from the Land of Lincoln.

Just over a month after he entered the race, Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his fellow Democrats while Bernie Sanders has several candidates hot on his heels.

Thad Cochran, who represented Mississippi in Congress for 45 years, has died at the age of 81.

Quietly, Elizabeth Warren has been campaigning and putting out policy proposals while also appearing to gain ground on her closest rival, Bernie Sanders.

There are many things to dislike about the Democratic socialist from Vermont. Hypocrisy isn’t among them.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

I’m not sure his solution is correct or even legal. But the problem is very real.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for President, making him the 23rd candidate in an already crowded field.

A new poll indicates that at least some Democrats continue to hold Biden’s 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War.

More good news for Joe Biden, this time out of South Carolina.

Beto is fading.

Another post-announcement poll brings good news for the former Vice-President, but there’s a long way to go.

There’s some very good news for Joe Biden in the first polls taken after he entered the Presidential race.

Despite seemingly ideal conditions, Green Mountain Care was an absolute debacle.

Ballot measures across the country would deny access to those who refuse to release tax returns.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden had a very successful first day when it comes to campaign fundraising.

Sanders’ position on felon voting is logical, yet politically suicidal.

Pete Buttigieg is in the top three in a recent poll of New Hampshire Democratic primary voters, but can it last?

The Vermont socialist likes to invent rights that don’t exist.

Sanders’ suggestion is not as outside democratic norms as one might think.

As many states contemplate restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their sentence, a leading Democrat wants to go further.

Bernie also faces disclosure pressures.

Princeton historian Sean Wilentz lays to rest a pernicious idea propagated by . . . Princeton historian Sean Wilentz.

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.

Beto O’Rourke hasn’t officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s certainly sending all the signals you’d expect from a Presidential candidate.

The former Vice President is seen as “just right” by likely Caucus goers.

Democratic candidates for President are quickly voicing support for marijuana legalization.

We won’t have Hillary Clinton to kick around anymore.

The Texas Congressman has decided to forgo another Senate bid and instead focus his energies elsewhere.

Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is the latest entrant into an already crowded field for the Democratic nomination.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

Elizabeth Warren still hasn’t figured out how to put the ‘Native American’ issue behind her.

New polling indicates that a solid majority of Democrats are more interested in finding a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 than they are with finding a candidate that agrees with them on specific issues.

National and Virginia Democratic officials are calling on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to resign over racist photos in his 1984 medical school yearbook.

While much of the attention in the race for the Democratic nomination to date has been on the left, there is a path forward for a more centrist candidate.

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing a second run at the White House, but this race won’t be anything like 2016.