Outside the Beltway

While it still seems unlikely that he’ll run, Mitt Romney does seem to be leaving the door open to a third run at the White House.

Freedom Of The Press, if you can afford to pay the fee.

Once again, Justice Ginsburg is telling people she has no plans to resign, but her explanation is a bit different this time.

The former Virginia Senator is talking about running for President.

The war against ISIS continues to silently escalate, with little input from the people’s representatives in Congress.

As we head into a new conflict, perhaps we ought to give more thought to fiscal issues than the President is to overall strategy.

The sixth year of a presidency leads to some predictable commentary (and some comparative notes).

President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS

A majority of Americans don’t care very much who controls Congress.

After success in Scotland, it may be time to consider allowing at least some teenagers to vote.

Chief Justice Roberts lamented recently that an increasingly partisan confirmation process could mean that Justices who have contributed much to the Court would not be confirmed today. He’s right.

These segments are usually unfair; they outdid themselves this time.

Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.

The Kansas Supreme Court may have just upended the battle for control of the U.S. Senate

The GOP has bounced back significantly from the lows it experienced after last year’s government shutdown.

President Obama is still insisting that his war against ISIS will not require American ground troops. He’s not being honest with the American people.

President Obama hits new job approval lows, while the GOP seems poised for success in November,

The Affordable Care Act is playing almost no role in the midterm elections.

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

Kansas’s highest court heard argument today in a legal dispute that could play a huge role in deciding who controls the Senate after November 4th.

So much for the President’s promise about ‘no ground troops.’

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

The fact that a candidate like Mike Huckabee could win the Iowa Caucuses is the reason to end the Iowa Caucuses.

After keeping his distance from them for three years, President Obama is placing much misplaced hope in the “moderate” Syrian rebels,

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

A set back for opponents of Voter ID in Wisconsin.

Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.

The Obama Administration’s legal justification for war against ISIS is laughably flimsy.

If the President is going to increase American involvement in the Middle East, he needs to address some fundamental questions first.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

For purely political reasons, the Administration is delaying the announcement of new executive action on immigration.

Dan Froomkin says Obama is as bad as Bush, if not worse.

The Kansas Senate race is becoming unexpectedly interesting.