Outside the Beltway

By failing to act, the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same-sex marriage in eleven more states.

Germany’s new defense minister has promised a more robust role but lacks the ability to back her words with action.

Sweden is set to recognize Palestine as an independent state.

Attorneys for celebrities caught up in the leak of nude photographs are targeting Google.

Does the seriousness of a crime vary depending on the gender of the parties involved?

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

We’ve got one foot in two very different technological worlds.

People possess a strong reciprocity instinct and are much more likely to purchase a product if they’ve taken a free sample.

Corporal Jordan Spears died in a V-22 accident in operations against the Islamic State.

The end of an era.

Once again, there’s speculation that something is up in the world’s most closed society.

Could the GOP offer a positive governing agenda if they controlled Congress?

Amazon warehouse workers want to be paid for time going through security checks to leave work.

The idea that the N.F.L. “doesn’t pay taxes” is largely false.

It has nothing to do with winning, but it does have a lot to do with the foreign policy debate inside the Republican Party.

After a disappointing August, the jobs report for September showed the same good numbers we’ve seen for much of 2014.

Closing down international air travel won’t stop Ebola from becoming a bigger public health threat.

Elected representatives, not soldiers, make policy. But there are times when generals should make a stand.

Bush 2016?

It appears that there will be no Federal charges against George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin. This is not a surprise.

The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

The classic “Tom and Jerry” cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s come with a “racial prejudice” warning from Amazon.

An inevitable outcome for the head of a once proud agency.

In the current situation, speaking out forcefully as some are demanding can only do more harm than good.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The nation’s newspaper of record is slashing its reporting team.

Newly released documents reveal that Henry Kissinger wanted to attack Cuba in the mid-1970s.

For the first time, someone has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

The security lapses at the Secret Service just continue to mount.

A legal setback for the Affordable Care Act, but the important arguments on this issue lie in higher courts.

A long standing rule is finally repealed, but it’s not likely to change your viewing choices.

U.S. troops will be in Afghanistan for at least the next three years.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

Last week’s security breach just became a lot more serious.

Speaker Boehner wants to delay a vote on the ISIS war until January, but any such debate will be meaningless because Congress has already abdicated responsibility.

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

Making the rounds today: “Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an actor.”

Apparently, the buck doesn’t stop in the Oval Office these days.

The streets of Hong Kong have been filled with protesters upset over China’s efforts to control the city’s political future.

The American public’s support for the President’s war against ISIS has its limits.

Facts are stubborn things.