Outside the Beltway

The shutdown debacle seems destined to lead to a battle between the Tea Party and the more business oriented elements of the GOP

And New Jersey makes 14.

Ted Cruz isn’t ruling out a reprise of his foolish, quixotic, crusade.

Absent an unlikely major change, it looks like the Democrats will win the Governor’s race in Virginia

John Boehner’s position as Speaker of the House seems quite secure.

Mayor Booker is now Senator-Elect Booker.

Ted Cruz’s definition of “the American people” needs some refining.

The GOP’s shutdown was about as pointless as a show about waiting for a table in a Chinese restaurant.

Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.

Would you trust the men and women in this building?

A plan finally starting to come together?

If Congress isn’t able to reach a deal, the big problem going forward would be uncertainty.

The House wasted a day yesterday, now it’s crunch time.

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

Well, so much for that plan.

It looks like the House will be making its move before the Senate acts, but that may actually help resolve this faster.

The deal emerging out of the talks between Senator Reid and Senator McConnell is about what you’d expect, but it’s probably the best we can expect right now.

The presence of politicians like Sarah Palin at yesterday’s “Million Veteran March” was not appreciated by the people who organized the protest.

Are these four men our last, best hope for a deal that will end the shutdown and avoid breaching the debt ceiling?

Cory Booker has not been quite as dominant in the New Jersey Special Election as many expected, but he’s still a virtual lock to win on Wednesday.

The argument that the Roberts Court has been overly “activist” does not hold up to examination.

Conservatives gathered on the National Mall today to protest the closure of memorials, but their message seems really intended for Republicans in Congress to not back down.

Talks between the two Senate leaders haven’t exactly gone so well.

A little noticed rule change in the House is arguably one of the main reasons we’re in a government shutdown crisis.

Here’s our debate over shutting down the government over Obamacare in a nutshell.

Why the federal government is so bad at information technology and getting worse by the day.

One Virginia Republican suggests that defaulting on our bonds wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

Harry and Mitch to the rescue?

Divided government is the worst political system ever, except for all the others.

With the House’s proposed deal reaching an impasse, the Senate is now taking center stage.