Outside the Beltway

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

87.18% of the caucus is elected from safe to very safe districts and, therefore, the only real fear that they might have for their jobs would be at the primary stage.

The earth-like planets are out there, but it’s unclear if the life is.

Legislation to ban discrimination in employment against gays and lesbians is set to make major gains in the Senate.

Time-lapse video of Sunday’s solar eclipse of the moon as seen from Key West

A bizarre hit piece in National Journal gives the false impression that our military leaders are considering removing the president.

Polls in Virginia don’t open for another 48 hours or so, but the end result has become fairly apparent when you look at the polls.

Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.

For some same-sex couples with a military spouse, living together on base is proving difficult to implement quickly.

Charlie Crist, and his tan, want the Governor’s Mansion back.

I’m happy that these incidents are so rare. But I can’t explain why it’s so.

Fifty years after the Stand in the Schoolhouse door, there’s another standoff with recalcitrant states on civil rights.

Looking at Chris Christie as he interacts with voters in New Jersey offers a glimpse of just how he could succeed in a 2016 GOP nomination fight.

Daylight Savings Time ends early on Sunday. Perhaps it should never return.

The news that Obama aides discussed a change to the 2012 ticket is part of the latest Halperin/Heilemann campaign history.

A Pentagon Equal Opportunity training manual points out the obvious.

Rand Paul used word-for-word excerpts from Wikipedia in two speeches in Virginia.

The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.

Under 21 in New York City? No more smokes for you!

Finally, the FAA acts to end a pretty dumb rule.

Will this new Australian oil discovery shake up world politics?

A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Obama’s performance and a whopping 70 percent think the country is moving in the wrong direction.

The Syrian regime has declared its ability to make chemical weapons destroyed.

Could Congress actually pass some form of immigration reform before the midterms? Don’t bet on it just yet.