Outside the Beltway

His poll numbers are down, the GOP base is not hospitable, but Chris Christie still seems to be thinking about running for President.

A new poll suggests that the American public does not support laws that give religious exemptions to businesses that want to discriminate based on sexual orientation.

To the surprise of few, Hillary Clinton is running for President

One freshman Senator seems to think that war with Iran would be easy, just like Republicans used to think that war against Iraq would be easy.

Rand Paul has changed position on several foreign policy issues, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.

Thanks to one civilian with a camera, a police officer is facing charges in what appears to clearly be an improper shooting.

Rand Paul is the latest Republican to enter the race, but his path to even becoming a contender is a difficult one at best.

Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.

One Missouri legislator is going on a crusade against a “problem” that may not actually exist.

Scott Walker’s response to the Iranian nuclear deal is perhaps the most irresponsible so far.

A bill pending in Louisiana seems likely to become the next national focus in the debate between marriage equality and claims of ‘religious freedom.’

The political media is breathlessly reporting on every event in a campaign that is just beginning, and voters aren’t really paying attention to it at this point.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Rand Paul now says he signed the Cotton Letter to strengthen the Administration’s bargaining position.

President Obama thinks that it would be a good idea if everyone were forced to vote. He’s wrong, and his idea is most likely unconstitutional.

Ben Carson doesn’t seem to know much about foreign policy or history. And he doesn’t belong on anyone’s list of serious Presidential candidates.

Two weeks after the email story broke, there’s no sign that Hillary Clinton is losing ground in the 2016 race.