Outside the Beltway

In the current situation, speaking out forcefully as some are demanding can only do more harm than good.

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

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

Speaker Boehner wants to delay a vote on the ISIS war until January, but any such debate will be meaningless because Congress has already abdicated responsibility.

The streets of Hong Kong have been filled with protesters upset over China’s efforts to control the city’s political future.

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

A strong rebound for the economy from the downturn at the start of the year.

The next Attorney General will likely see their nomination taken up by Senators who will not be in office past December. That’s somewhat disturbing, but it’s become all too common in Washington.

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

Before leaving office, Hamid Karzai is once again biting that hand that has fed him for the past decade.

Once again, Justice Ginsburg is telling people she has no plans to resign, but her explanation is a bit different this time.

A majority of Americans don’t care very much who controls Congress.

After success in Scotland, it may be time to consider allowing at least some teenagers to vote.

A Federal investigation of lane closures on the George Washington Bridge appears to vindicate Governor Chris Christie.

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.

The GOP has bounced back significantly from the lows it experienced after last year’s government shutdown.

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

The Affordable Care Act is playing almost no role in the midterm elections.

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

Self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is contemplating an independent run for the presidency.

The fact that a candidate like Mike Huckabee could win the Iowa Caucuses is the reason to end the Iowa Caucuses.

A set back for opponents of Voter ID in Wisconsin.

The Obama Administration’s legal justification for war against ISIS is laughably flimsy.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

With just nine days to go, it’s anyone’s guess how the Scottish Independence vote will turn out.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

For purely political reasons, the Administration is delaying the announcement of new executive action on immigration.

Cowardice, or politically prudent?

Chris McDaniel’s meritless, quixotic challenge to the Mississippi GOP Senate Primary is reaching it’s expected conclusion.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

As talk begins of expanding the war against ISIS into Syria, it is becoming long past time for Congress to exercise its Constitutional function.

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

Some have argued that there is an historical bias against political parties holding on to the White House for more than two terms. As with most commonly held ideas, that simply isn’t true.

If Republicans win the Senate, what we’ve seen for the past three years could end up seeming tame by comparison.

Yet another example of how institutional choices matter.

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.

The United States is, in fact, doing the exact opposite.

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

It’s hard for a party to win four straight presidential elections. The Democrats may pull it off.

President Obama doesn’t seem to have any idea what he wants to do in Iraq.

Trouble in paradise for two of Hawaii’s top Democrats?

The numbers are shocking!