Outside the Beltway

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

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

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.

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

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

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

The GOP has a good chance of taking the Senate in 2014, but it will be by a narrow margin.

Tea Party backed candidates may have lost most of the GOP primary battles, but they’ve won the war for control of the Republican agenda.

The Tea Party v. “establishment” battle in the GOP has been pretty one-sided this year.

The C.I.A. has admitted spying on Senate investigators.

Your tax dollars, not at work.

It wasn’t the Democrats.

The Hobby Lobby decision could end up motivating women voters to turn out to vote against Republicans in the fall.

The South and Southwest have a much higher military enlistment rate than the Northeast.

A somewhat surprising win in Georgia.

Just some things to consider about Common Core standards.

My latest for The National Interest, “Europe’s Free Ride on the American-Defense Gravy Train,” has posted.

To some extent, we seem to be becoming overprotective.

Hobby Lobby Is an important decision, but it’s one that the Supreme Court handed down a week earlier that will have the widest impact.

Chris McDaniel and his Tea Party supporters are being very sore losers.

Retired General Keith Alexander is hawking his services to banks at princely sums.

While the world watches Ukraine, Central Asia could also be an area where Russia may seek to expand its territory.

There is no such thing as a consistent free market, limited government case in favor of restricting immigration, whether legal or illegal.

Get ready for a big GOP Leadership fight in the House.

Signs continue to suggest that a GOP Senate takeover is likely.

A turning point in public opinion?

Down to the wire in Mississippi.

A victory for the GOP Establishment in Georgia.

Some polls aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

Not surprisingly, Russia’s acquisition of Crimea comes with quite a potential bonanza in natural resources.

Hubris.

A new poll indicates that Democratic candidates are holding their own against Republican challengers in three southern states.

The Mason-Dixon Line says it starts in Maryland, but that no longer seems to be the case.

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

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

Wisconsin recently became the third state to criminalize revenge porn. Why is it still legal in the other 47?

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