Outside the Beltway

The GOP “establishment” keeps beating back challenges.

If Hillary Clinton runs for President, questions surrounding the Benghazi attack will continue to dog her.

It might not be pretty.

A legal setback for Voter ID laws in Wisconsin.

A grim new poll for the President and his Democratic allies.

The Democrats have a big advantage in the Electoral College, at least for now.

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

Purity for profit on display.

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

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

Sooner than one might have expected, Republicans are starting to battle over the issue of marriage equality.

Can Rick Perry bounce back from the epic disaster of his 2012 campaign?

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week in an important First Amendment case.

The current Congress is on pace to pass fewer laws and bills than any since the end of World War II. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Perhaps the only good thing you can say about Virginia Delegate Robert Marshall is that, while he may be nuts, at least he’s consistently nuts.

Once again, the Tea Party wing of the GOP is talking about taking out John Boehner.

Many Republicans won’t like Jeb Bush’s recent comments about illegal immigration, but he’s right.

The Democratic field for 2016 is frozen in place waiting for the presumptive frontrunner to make a decision.

Voter ID supporters are pointing to a report from the North Carolina Board of Elections as proof of ongoing Voter Fraud. But, while long on facts, the report has yet to reach any such conclusions.

As Sarah Palin and the Tea Party turn on Paul Ryan, they are making apparent their own lack of relevance in the political process.

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

Top Republican donors are starting to look at the former Governor of Florida as their candidate in 2016.

For now at least, Republicans are far more enthusiastic about voting in November than Democrats. That could be decisive.

Politics, media, and the attention span of the average American haven’t really changed as much as we think.

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

Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.

Have gubernatorial elections become more nationalized?

Afghanistan’s outgoing President says that his nation doesn’t need American troops to stay after the end of the year.

Does one Special Election in Florida tells us anything about nationwide trends? Probably not.

More on the pending referendum and some thoughts on elections in authoritarian contexts.

Why do dictators feel the need to pretend that they have the consent of the people over whom they rule?

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

Crimea is more divided than Russia would have the world believe. Plus: the Crimean government has no legitimacy at the moment.

Young voters reject political parties to a greater extent than other voters, but on policy issues they trend Democratic