Outside the Beltway

So far at least, there is no evidence that 2014 will be a “wave election.”

Some on the left are saying that Hillary Clinton isn’t doing enough to help Democrats in 2014.

The GOP has a good chance of taking the Senate in 2014, but it will be by a narrow margin.

Tea Party backed candidates may have lost most of the GOP primary battles, but they’ve won the war for control of the Republican agenda.

The Grey Lady sees the light on a major part of the War On Drugs.

Once again the GOP finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion.

A lot of Republicans dislike the President enough to think that he should be removed from office, but will that make impeachment more likely to happen?

Led by Speaker John Boehner, Republican leaders are trying to placate calls for impeachment.

What could possibly go wrong?

Signs continue to suggest that a GOP Senate takeover is likely.

Some polls aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

ATVs for liberty!

Congressman Walter Jones beat back a primary challenge from a former Bush aide who attacked him over his foreign policy views.

So, this happened.

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Adding paywalls isn’t stopping the decline of the newspaper industry.

A new poll finds that people in Illinois have an accurate assessment of politics in their state.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

The votes are in. And the outcome is meaningless.

Mitch McConnell’s hopes to become Senate Majority Leader could hinge on what happens in his own state and in Georgia.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

Is 435 the right number?

“Reality” TV star says something dumb about gay people, gets suspended, usual pointless outrage ensues.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

Who knew?

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

Will the GOP learn the right lessons from the just-concluded showdown? That remains to be seen.

Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans voted for default. They lost.

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

Are these four men our last, best hope for a deal that will end the shutdown and avoid breaching the debt ceiling?

Conservatives gathered on the National Mall today to protest the closure of memorials, but their message seems really intended for Republicans in Congress to not back down.

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

Some thoughts on reform.

Until this year, being gay could get you kicked out of the military. Now, it comes with perks.

The Pentagon is considering doing away with two combatant commands—and no longer calling them combatant commands.

Lindy Boggs, the Louisiana Congresswoman best known to many of us as Cookie Roberts’ mom, has died at the ripe old age of 97.

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