Outside the Beltway

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

In the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on C.I.A. torture, some have suggested that eight years of Jack Bauer helped make torture more acceptable to the American public.

The families of many of the Sandy Hook victims are seeking to have the manufacturer of the AR-15 held legally responsible for what happened. While understandable, their lawsuit is misplaced and largely without legal merit.

The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.

A wholly successfully first test for NASA’s next generation manned space vehicle.

President Obama’s threat to take action on immigration if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year ignores political reality,

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

We may have our first legal challenge to an Ebola quarantine order by tomorrow

Yahoo has given a click-bait headline to a Reuters report, “Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early.”

One day after HBO, CBS announces its own streaming service. And the future approaches just a little bit faster.

A desperation move by NBC News?

The end of an era.

The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

A long standing rule is finally repealed, but it’s not likely to change your viewing choices.

Apparently, the buck doesn’t stop in the Oval Office these days.

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

President Obama hits new job approval lows, while the GOP seems poised for success in November,

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

In what would be a classic bit of political irony, polling indicates that the House lawsuit against the President could make Democrats more likely to vote in November.

For the second time in just over ten years, the United States is involved in military action in Iraq.

No surprises so far.

Ticket collectors at Southwest Airlines are our first line of defense.

Big news, and potentially a big merger, in the entertainment industry.

Is ISIS’s reach about to exceed its grasp?

When it comes to Iraq, the media only seems to be giving Americans one side of the story.

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New technology doesn’t mean that the laws don’t apply.

The evidence is clear. When it comes to the ability to handle foreign crises, the President has lost the public’s confidence.

Thanks largely to Administration mistakes, the Bergdahl deal is not going over well.

Larry Wilmore is getting a much-deserved promotion.

Romney 2016? Anything’s possible, but probably not.

Cliven Bundy still has his defenders among the hardcore right, but many people have joined Kentucky’s junior Senator in throwing Cliven Bundy under the bus

Who watches Sunday morning talk shows anymore?

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case that will likely be this era’s version of the Betamax case.

A step up from The Colbert Report.