Outside the Beltway

Two weeks into his campaign, Joe Biden continues to build an impressive lead in polling at the state and national levels.

Valerie Plame, the former CIA agent whose identity was outed during the Bush Administration, is running for Congress in New Mexico.

In an effort to block the release of the full report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the Trump Administration is invoking Executive Privilege.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting the American economy, American consumers, and American businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

We segregate men and women in sports for good reason. How we do that is complicated.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

Its explanation for why its paywall is coming down 3 days leads us to an obvious question.

A Virginia Judge has ruled that automated license plate collection systems violate state law.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden is calling for an end to American support for the Saudi war on Yemen.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.

The narrow loser of the Georgia governor’s race has left open the possibility of running for President.

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

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans say they won’t vote for President Trump in 2020. but that’s only half the battle for Democrats

The President has hit a dubious milestone barely two years into his administration.

His passing is a sad reminder of another era of the Republican Party.

One opinion writer says that Senator Kamala Harris should be disqualified as a Democratic candidate because she owns a handgun.

A new poll finds that most Americans do not support impeaching the President at this time, but they also don’t believe the President on the issues of Russian interference and obstruction.

First quarter economic growth came in higher than expected, but there are several caveats worth keeping an eye on.

The Trump Administration’s policies toward Iran aren’t going to work, but that’s because they aren’t supposed to work.

The Deputy Attorney General has some things to say about Congress, the press, and others.

The United States agreed to pay North Korea $2 million for “medical treatment” for Otto Warmbier. Did the Trump Administration actually pay the bill? They aren’t saying.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

Reports yesterday had former Vice-President Biden entering the Presidential field as early as tomorrow. Those plans appear to be delayed. but an an announcement still appears to be coming.

Pete Buttigieg is getting a lot of attention for a relatively unknown candidate. but it’s unclear if it can last.

Expert analysis from expert analysts

The findings are a dispiriting Rorschach test.

Pledges from wealthy men to help rebuild Notre Dame cathedral after a devastating fire is generating backlash.

The Justice Department will release a ‘lightly redacted’ version of the 400-page report at 11 Eastern.

Virginia Democrats had a good fundraising quarter despite the scandals enveloping their top three officeholders.

A major, destructive fire hits one of the most historic churches in the world.

Ending an eleven-year drought, Tiger Woods is back on top at a major tournament.

Trump and company have a cartoonish view of immigration policy.

Stephen Miller and others wanted to punish Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats by dumping detained migrants in their districts.

The Wikileaks founder has been detained by London authorities after 7 years hiding in Ecuador’s embassy.

Trump really has no plan about the border save for demagoging the issue.

Says “He’s pulling the rug out from the very people that are trying to help him accomplish his goal.”

A reminder that over 3 million citizens have no effective influence over the federal government.

It now appears that the Attorney General is keeping publicly-releasable information hidden away longer than necessary.

The replacement of Anthony Kennedy with Brett Kavanaugh is already having a significant impact.

Findings of “foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use, and criminal conduct” were dismissed.

The White House clearly doesn’t have a plan beyond attacking Obamacare to score political points.

Trump’s threat will not make things better (and the notion of actually closing the border is insane).

It’s increasingly challenging to discuss media coverage because we’re all consuming a hand-selected bit of it.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.

A Washington Post columnists tries to make the case.

The decision to hand Democrats a victory and step on the good news from the Mueller report apparently came from the very top.