Outside the Beltway

Some questions that the Administration needs to answer before attacking Syria.

Some Members of Congress are calling for a debate before any strikes on Syria. They’re absolutely right.

And Republicans wonder why they have problems with minority voters.

There seems to be a divide developing between Republican leadership and the Tea Party over the idea of shutting the government down over Obamacare.

Congress isn’t spending much time in Washington these days but that’s only one of the reasons it isn’t accomplishing very much.

Cory Booker puts the kibosh on a persistent political rumor.

Ted Cruz is either being incredibly cynical as he deludes his fellow Republicans, or he’s living in a fantasy world.

A top Republican Senator blasts the plan by some of his colleagues to “defund” Obamacare.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are openly disagreeing with a proposed strategy to threaten a government shutdown if Obamacare isn’t repealed.

The two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are clashing on defense appropriations.

Lindsey Graham is playing cynical political games with a dangerous part of the world.

Americans tell pollsters that hate Congress, but they never seem to do anything about it.

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

There are over 1,000 Executive Branch positions requiring Senate approval. That seems excessive.

Once again, the threat of the “nuclear option” appears to have had less megatonnage than some expected and others hoped.

The Senate may be headed for an historic confrontation today if an 11th hour deal isn’t reached.

The GOP’s chances to take over the Senate became much better over the weekend.

The 10th anniversary of McCain-Feingold teaches a lesson we should already have learned.

There are many fallacies contained within the GOP’s insistence that immigration reform must begin and end with “border security.”

The latest House GOP pronouncements on immigration reform make it exceedingly unlikely that any bill will pass this year.

Harry Reid is supposedly making another run at filibuster reform.

Words don’t always mean what you think they mean.

Forget about the budget deficit and spending. The Tea Party apparently now considers stopping immigration reform to be its most important task.

Not surprisingly, Lois Lerner’s attorney is saying his client will only testify under a grant of immunity.

Lois Lerner is likely headed back to Congress over the largely phony charge that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights.

Doesn’t pass the smell test.

The Senate passed an immigration reform bill today, but it’s not going to go anywhere.