Outside the Beltway

It’s going to be another eventful month for the Supreme Court.

The GOP’s latest investigatory crusade could end up backfiring on them.

Inside the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration investigation into the IRS scandal.

What’s going on in England and Sweden?

So far, three weeks of bad news hasn’t really had much of an impact on the public’s view of how President Obama is handling his job.

The Virginia GOP’s nominee for Lt. Governor could pose a problem for the party.

Almost no one can confidently explain, let alone define, the specifics of the 501(c)4 designation.

President Obama faces some perilous times ahead now that his Administration is under fire.

A starting point for two important stories.

Republicans are fighting over how best to deal with their demographic problems, but they seem to be fighting the wrong battle.

Is someone who’s only be a Senator for just over 100 days a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2016?

2012’s election represented a significant change in voting patterns in the United States. What’s unclear is if the change is a permanent one.

After months of impasse, a new coalition has been formed in Italy.

The Senate’s rejection of the Manchin/Toomey background checks bill isn’t particularly outraging the general public, according to a new poll.

It would be nice if columnists for major newspapers would consult political science, rather than Hollywood, for their understanding of our system.

If you want to understand contemporary politics, the last thing you should do is reference an Andrew Sorkin project.

The politics of gun control is not nearly as easy as its supporters believe it to be.

Social conservatives are seeing their clout slip away, but there’s not much they can do about it.

Because sometimes poorly contructed observations can set a fellow to writing.

The odds for a party switch in the House of Representatives remain quite low.

Election rules should be oriented towards increasing participation, not based on partisan calculations.

Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum apparently talked about uniting to stop Romney during the 2012 Republican primaries.

President Obama’s job approval numbers have fallen off from their post-election highs. But, does it matter?

Senator Rob Portman changes his position on same-sex marriage. Another sign of the times.

The D.C. Circuit now has four vacancies out of eleven seats.