Outside the Beltway

The Democratic race in Iowa and New Hampshire is tightening, according to new polling, but this still seems to be Clinton’s race.

Governor Abbott may claim he seeks to restore the constitutional order, but in fact his proposals have a lot in common with those who opposed the documents ratification in the first place.

With under a month to go before voting starts, the race for the GOP nomination looks about the same as it did before Christmas.

A strong month for jobs growth in . means 2015 ended on a strong note

Experts are casting doubt on North Korea’s claim that it tested a thermonuclear device earlier this week.

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore tells Probate Judges they should not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in clear defiance of the law and his duties as an officer of the Court.

In response to questions from reporters, Donald Trump suggested that Ted Cruz’s Canadian birth could pose problems for the GOP if Cruz won the party’s nomination.

The North Koreans claim to have made a major advance in their nuclear weapons program, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.

A look at the history behind the ideology driving the standoff in Oregon.

The gun control regulations to be announced later today by President Obama later today amount to far less than the hype would lead you to believe.

The execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric has led to a rapid deterioration of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Donald Trump is out with his first television ad, and it’s about what you’d expect.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both released strong fourth quarter fundraising reports, as did Republicans Ted Cruz and Ben Carson.

A group led by Ammon Bundy, son of Clive Bundy, has taken over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon to protest somethingorother.

The anti-Muslim rhetoric Donald Trump has been using on the campaign trail has shown up in a recruitment video for an al Qaeda off-shoot group.

Alabama has won more games at the Cowboys’ home field this year than the Cowboys.

Further signs that Ben Carson’s Presidential campaign, which has been in a death spiral in the polls for some time now, is in real trouble,

After nearly two years of decades old stories leaking out, entertainment legend Bill Cosby has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2005.

Jeb Bush and Chris Christie have spent the holiday week taking aim at Marco Rubio.

The decision by a Cleveland Grand Jury to decline to indict a police officer in the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice raises once again questions about how the law handles shootings involving police officers.

Jim Webb’s recent criticism of Hillary Clinton is renewing speculation about an independent bid for the White House, but he hardly seems like a viable candidate for such a run.

Donald Trump is in second place, and tied, with Pope Francis, in a poll asking Americans to name the person they most admired in 2015.

We will have a two party system for the foreseeable future.

Donald Trump is drawing large crowds in Iowa, but at least some of his supporters aren’t sure if they’ll be showing up for the caucuses.

Americans don’t trust their government or each other. There’s no reason to hope it’ll get better.

Former President Clinton is set to hit the campaign trail for his wife in the New Year, and that could make things quite entertaining.

A five minute segment on the O’Reilly Factor clearly underscores how intertwined he is in secular politics.

Merry Christmas!