Outside the Beltway

Another round of economic statistics suggests that we’re unlikely to see any real improvement between now and Election Day.

Mitt Romney faces the same resistance to the idea of a Mormon President that his father did when he ran for President four decades ago.

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

Is there any legal merit to the Administration’s invocation of Executive Privilege?

Rand Paul calls Mitt Romney out over his comments about Presidential War Powers.

A grand jury found that beating a child molester to death is an authorized use of deadly force.

The dispute between the Justice Department and the House of Representatives just became a bigger deal.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will become president of Purdue University upon completion of his term in January. The faculty is apprehensive because Daniels has not had an academic career.

We don’t know what the Supreme Court will have to say about the Affordable Care Act, but their decision is already being attacked.

What hath a fury greater than a woman scorned? Hundreds of scorned women with Twitter accounts.

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

The largest group of immigrants to the United States doesn’t come from south of the border anymore.

After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.

Two centuries ago, a war that makes less and less sense with the passage of time began.

Let’s leave Egypt to the Egyptians.

Mitt Romney believes he could take America to war without Congressional involvement.

Not surprisingly, President Obama’s immigration announcement has been very well received among Latino voters.

Americans should be thankful when our presidents take time off.