Vatican politics is older than American politics, and can be just as entertaining.

The GOP’s big wins last week seem to be just guaranteeing that this year’s battle between the Tea Party and the “establishment” will continue.

A popular idea that does nothing useful while simultaneously violating the Constitution.

The GOP is dominant in the Southern United States, but it’s unlikely to last as long as Democratic dominance of the region did.

President Obama’s threat to take action on immigration if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year ignores political reality,

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In addition to gains at the national level and in Governor’s races, the GOP also saw more gains in state legislatures around the country.

Scott Walker argues that Governors tend to make the best Presidents. He’s largely correct, but he’s not the only Republican who fits that bill.

Support for legalizing marijuana continues to grow slowly but surely.

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments do not prevent the police from compelling you to unlock your phone if you used fingerprint scan technology to lock it, Virginia Judge has ruled.

Despite the conciliatory language after Tuesday, it’s unlikely that much will change in Washington in the next two years.

Good news for two released Americans, but no clue what’s motivating North Korea’s latest actions.

Mission creep.

States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.

Somewhat surprisingly, the Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a case that could completely gut the financial structure of the Affordable Care Act.

There’s more to life than politics. Unfortunately, there are many Americans who don’t seem to recognize that fact.

The Supreme Court heard argument this week in a case involving a somewhat strange application of Federal law.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

Trying to explain one of the biggest surprises of Election Night 2014.

The party’s loss of Senate control has basically sealed Landrieu’s fate.

An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.

Good news that ought to quiet people’s concerns significantly, on the Ebola front.

Not surprisingly, a law passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks has been used mostly for things that have nothing to do with terrorism.

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

Another setback for the radical fringe of the “pro-life” movement,

Despite speculation, both Angus King and Joe Manchin will stay with the Democratic caucus. And that makes sense for both of them.

The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.

The Republican wave extended even to Governor’s races that, in any other year, they should have lost.

The GOP added to its majority in the House, giving it the biggest majority it has had since Truman was President.

Big victories for advocates of marijuana legalization.

2014 was not supposed to be a wave election, but it clearly qualifies as one.

Arguably the most surprising Senate race of 2014 was in Virginia, and it’s not over yet.