Outside the Beltway

The GOP added to its majority in the House, giving it the biggest majority it has had since Truman was President.

Big victories for advocates of marijuana legalization.

After spiking in the wake of the Newtown tragedy, gun control has faded back into obscurity as an issue voters care about significantly.

Time to look into the crystal ball.

Freedom of choice.

Just over one year ago, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was attacked by his son, revealing problems with our mental health system that have yet to be adequately addressed.

Would increasing the size of the House of Representatives be the cure for what ails Congress?

There’s nothing wrong with choosing not to vote.

Another setback for commercial space ventures, the second this week and this time with tragic consequences.

Two states and the nation’s capital could have legal marijuana after Tuesday’s elections.

Quietly, oil prices have been falling for months now. That’s potentially a very big deal.

A disappointing setback.

As usual, politicians and pundits are helping to create a climate of fear and concern about Ebola that is not justified by the facts.

New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.

The Roberts court has been very good on First Amendment issues, but it needs to address the First Amendment issue right outside its front windows.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

Their places are being filled by students who pay higher tuition rates.

Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.

A Federal Court has given legislators in Richmond a complicated job.

The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.

Attorneys for celebrities caught up in the leak of nude photographs are targeting Google.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The security lapses at the Secret Service just continue to mount.

Opponents of marriage equality clearly don’t like the idea of a “big tent” in the GOP on the issue.

One of last members of President Obama’s original cabinet is stepping aside.

While it still seems unlikely that he’ll run, Mitt Romney does seem to be leaving the door open to a third run at the White House.

The courts have been striking them down at a dizzying pace since June.

The chattering class is chattering about the President’s vacation again. It really is quite tiresome.

There are plenty of other factors that help our two major parties retain power.

A major voting rights ruling out of North Carolina.

Despite a high profile effort to oust him, the most prominent libertarian Republican in Congress survived his primary challenge yesterday.

Viet Xuan Luong pins on a brigadier general’s star today, becoming the first Vietnamese-American officer to achieve that rank.

Once again, Republicans demonstrate why they have problems with Latino voters.

The C.I.A. has admitted spying on Senate investigators.

Once again, the Tea Party has gotten the best of House GOP Leadership.

Notwithstanding the hype, there’s one very big reason why the idea of Elizabeth Warren as a viable candidate for President doesn’t make much sense.

According to some reports, President Obama may be about to make an end run around Congressional inaction on immigration reform.

The American people don’t want to turn those migrant children from Central America away after all.

Fairly or not, the President has created the impression that he is not a good leader, and there’s not much he can do about it at this point.

The South and Southwest have a much higher military enlistment rate than the Northeast.

Does it still make sense to give kids a 10-12 week break every year?

Another step closer to the Supreme Court.

The most novel argument yet against capital punishment.