Outside the Beltway

Another case of teenagers ‘sexting,’ another dumb overreaction by law enforcement.

A federal judge has ordered the people of California to foot the $100,000 bill for sexual reassignment surgery for someone serving a life sentence for murder.

The Iranian nuclear accords are barely 24 hours old and some people have already made up their mind about them.

The US economy added 126,000 jobs, much less than the guess of 244,000.

Talks in Geneva have reached a framework agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program that, if it’s complied with, appears at first glance to be about the best deal available under the circumstances.

Jeb Bush is leading the latest poll of the 2016 Republican race and Ted Cruz has surged since he entered the race, but the race is just beginning.

Indiana’s RFRA will be amended to address most of the concerns of its opponents. That counts as a victory.

Some Republicans are trying to move their party in the right direction on marriage equality, but it’s unclear if they will succeed in the short term.

As expected, New Jersey’s senior Senator has been indicted.

The Justice Department will not pursue contempt charges against Lois Lerner because it has determined that she did not waive her rights under the Fifth Amendment.

New polling on President Obama’s opening to Cuba is likely to surprise some, and disappoint others.

Rand Paul has been cozying up to social conservatives lately, but he risks alienating the people most likely to support his campaign for the White House.

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

We’re down to debating whether bigots should have to sell cakes to gay people.

Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia may soon see the same battle over RFRA laws that is playing itself out in Indiana

Kentucky has offered the Supreme Court a defense of its ban on same-sex marriage that seems laughable.

Harry Reid made outlandish claims about Mitt Romney during the 2012 election. He probably knew they were lies when he made them. And he doesn’t care.

The devil is in the details of what the legislature passes, but Indiana’s Governor has essentially conceded defeat in the battle over his state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law.

Once again, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says she isn’t running for President, and has no plans to do so.

The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of three students disciplined for wearing American flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo

Trevor Noah will be the next host of The Daily Show. Who’s Trevor Noah? Exactly.

A sad, complicated story.

Carly Fiorina seems to be inching close to a Presidential run for some reason.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is getting ready to jump into the race for President, but he has an uphill fight ahead of him.

President George W. Bush had a running battle with the CIA throughout his eight years in office. Now, they’ve given him an award.

More than ever before, even mild criticism of Israel seems to be verboten among Republicans.

Hillary Clinton continues to look more inevitable by the day, but Joe Biden doesn’t want to go away just yet.

The Republican frontrunner claims he doesn’t read America’s most important newspaper.

After nearly 20 years in office, Harry Reid announced early today that he would not seek reelection in 2016.

In a twist fitting for an M Night Shyamalan movie, there is growing evidence that there was malfeasance by the co-pilot that resulted in a deliberate crash of Germanwings flight 9525.

Bowe Bergdahl will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and the White House’s narrative about this release lies in tatters.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

Do we really want to put another first-term Senator with no executive experience in the Oval Office? Because beyond the mere legal requirements, it does not appear that Ted Cruz is qualified to be President.

America’s longest war continues.

Indiana is about to become the latest state to grants special rights to religious business owners.

Yet another probable rift between the U.S. and Israel over Iran.

Just in case there’s any question, yes, Ted Cruz is Constitutionally eligible to serve as President.

Another setback for those opposed to Voter ID laws.

Ted Cruz kicks off with the first of what is likely to be a string of candidates getting into the 2016 race in the coming month.