Outside the Beltway

The main issue driving the downgrade appears to be lack of faith in the political parties to act responsibly and compromise over entitlements and revenues.

President Obama and Congressional Republicans have the outline of a deal to raise the debt limit past the 2012 elections.

Does the 10th Amendment contain the answer to the same-sex marriage debate? Not really.

It hasn’t been a very productive weekend in Washington, D.C.

It won’t go anywhere this year, but after 15 years someone is finally trying to repeal a bad law.

Does a little known provision in the 14th Amendment make the entire debt ceiling debate irrelevant?

Arizona’s so-called “Birther Bill” seems to violate several provisions of the Federal Constitution.

Huge news in the marriage equality debate today as the Obama Administration has decided not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court anymore.

A case out of Texas demonstrates quite aptly the absurdity of the current patchwork quilt approach to same-sex marriage in the United States.

Yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional is likely to collapse on appeal.

A district court judge has issued a ruling that could have wide ramifications for the question of same-sex marriage.