Outside the Beltway

Senators John McCain and Carl Levin have demanded answers from General Martin Dempsey on Syria. Can they handle the truth?

Last month, a retired Navy SEAL came out as transgender. Those still in uniform, however, must serve in silence.

Fort Belvoir blocked its workers from accessing the Washington Post website over concerns about classified information published there.

Republicans aren’t happy with their leadership. The reason why is also the reason why Republicans are in trouble politically.

A major ruling on recognition of same-sex marriages out of Ohio.

The AHA is calling for a six-year embargo of history dissertations.

University of Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison has been suspended after barking at a police dog.

Another poll shows the President’s poll numbers dipping.

To maintain growth China needs to consider its priorities.

Apparently, there was a culture clash at the Grey Lady.

As many as 500 convicted al Qaeda terrorists were released Sunday night as part of a surge of violence that has killed thousands since April.

Michelle Nunn is running for her dad’s old Senate seat.

Time to “pivot to the economy” again.

Some classes at the service academies have been canceled due to the sequester.

George Zimmerman is back in the news, this time for saving life rather than taking it.

A Federal Judge wasn’t very pleased when Administration lawyers told her that she doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit over the President’s drone policy.

There’s no such thing as “sex addiction.”

Potential trouble for Virginia’s Republican nominee for Governor.

Max Fisher has spotted a tiny link amidst the Guardian’s navigation options.

Until this month, America was not truly a free country.

The high cost of raising children is making it difficult for many Americans to have multiple children.

New Jersey’s highest court gets it right.

Forbes wins the day with “Phil Mickelson Wins British Open—And California Taxes It.”

A late-night announcement that Gitmo detainees will get hearings raises more questions than it answers.

What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?

A new poll shows public approval for the Supreme Court nearing a all-time low.

Marine Harriers dropped four unarmed bombs into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park last week after missing another target.

Those with the means can buy their way out of more and more of life’s inconveniences.

As Congress eyes the Defense budget for cuts, some are drawing attention to the lavish housing of our top brass.

Just as the auto industry has, painfully, had to learn to adapt to a new world, the city will as well even if that means becoming a shadow of its former self.

How can anyone possibly support the death penalty?

Some striking data to illustrate the role slavery played in the economy of the South.

Secretary of State Kerry becomes the latest American official to wade into the Middle East’s longest lasting quagmire.