Outside the Beltway

On his way out of office, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe is set to pardon his son for an 11 year-old non-violent marijuana conviction.

Same-sex marriage advanced in Kansas and South Carolina yesterday, and will soon be law in Montana, but the Supreme Court is what matters now,

Mary Landrieu’s Keystone XL Hail Mary isn’t going to save her.

The Ukraine crisis, which never really went away, is back,

Mike Huckabee seems to be making the moves necessary to run for President again, For reasons only he can understand.

A Presidential candidate’s health and fitness for office are legitimate issues. When it comes to bringing up Hillary Clinton’s age in the context of 2016,, though, Republicans need to proceed with caution.

Some people didn’t like the song selection at last night’s Washington, D.C. concert for Veterans Day.

After the 2010 elections, several newly Republican state legislatures flirted with the idea of changing the way their state allocates Electoral Votes. The outcome of last weeks elections raises the possibility that this could happen again.

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.

Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.

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

Obama proposes four ‘net neutrality’ rules.

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.

Looking into uncontested and partially contest House districts from the 2014 cycle.

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.

Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.

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.

Even innocent interactions with women in public can amount to harassment. Where should we draw the line?

Why do most people think success is mostly due to merit?

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.

Dana Milbank (“Obama’s big immigration mistake”) thinks so.

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.

Should the Legislature take back legislating from the Executive?

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