Outside the Beltway

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.

Regardless of how the Court rules on the Affordable Care Act, the upcoming election has the potential to reshape the Court for decades to come.

As gas prices fall, the politics of fuel prices are changing.

Three swing state poll results should be raising some real concerns among Team Romney today.

The election is about the economy. The economy is awful. Yet the incumbent still holds a slight lead.

From one Nobel Peace Prize winner to another.

The Supreme Court left the most important part of SB1070 intact, but it faces serious challenges in the future.

Mitt Romney continues to trail the President very badly among Latino voters. That could be a big problem in November.

It’s a wonder the Constitution gets followed at all.

With the Supreme Court’s decision imminent, many supporters of the PPACA are starting to second guess the Obama Administration’s legal strategy.

Voters don’t seem all that interesting in the things that the political media becomes obsessed with.

Thomas Friedman continues his quixotic quest for a third party. His candidate: a fantasy Barack Obama.

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?

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

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.

The 1976 Pulitizer prize winner is phoning it in.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

Republican reaction to the President’s immigration policy announcement has been relatively muted, and it’s likely to stay that way.

Neil Munro acted like a jerk, but Barack Obama needs to be more open to questions than he has been.

Frustrated by its inability to get laws passed through Congress, the Obama administration has decided to stop following laws already passed by Congress.

Both candidates are telling the public that they can change the way Washington works. They’re both setting themselves up to be the source of major disappointment.

Several conservatives are touting a poll that purports to show a 22 point drop in support for Obama by Jewish voters in New York. Is it believable?

A new poll purports to show the President losing 20% of North Carolina’s African-American vote to Mitt Romney. Don’t Believe It.