Outside the Beltway

Republican overreach could end up helping the President and his party.

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

We federal civil servants are apparently in for a backdoor pay raise.

The people with the biggest voices in the GOP seem to be leading it to positions that most Americans disagree with.

The South Dakota Republican Party has officially endorsed the impeachment of President Obama.

Did sending some of its workforce home without pay impact the work environment at the Defense Department? Duh.

An unknown Tea Party candidate unexpectedly beat the House Leader in today’s GOP primary.

Some old fashioned political arm twisting has up-ended the apple cart in Richmond.

Boehner ready to pack it in?

More bad news for the Tea Party.

An award for breaking a campaign promise.

The Tea Party challenge to Mitch McConnell has not exactly gone as planned.

It might not be pretty.

Purity for profit on display.

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

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

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

Was there ever a more tepid endorsement than “Joe Scarborough for President? Sure, Why Not?”

Some good news, but also plenty of reason to worry about the future.

Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.

A surprisingly disappointing jobs report for December.

There are more self-identified Independents in the country than at any time in the past two decades, according to a new Gallup poll. And it’s mostly at the expense of the GOP.

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

Has Speaker Boehner breathed new life into immigration reform in the House? Maybe.

Ted Cruz continues to act as if he hasn’t learned his lessons from the shutdown debacle

So far at least, the 2014 elections do not appear likely to be a political earthquake on the scale of 2006, 2008, or 2010.

Time to watch a bit of true American exceptionalism in action.

Last night, Speaker John Boehner showed that he can beat the Tea Party wing of the Caucus he heads. That has important consequences for the future.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

A budget deal has been reached, now it has to get through both Chambers of Congress.

Some good numbers for November in the Jobs report, but questions about the future remain.

3.6% GDP growth in the 3rd Quarter, but the devil is in the details.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.

The Generic Congressional Ballot has shifted again, but how long will this trend last?

The GOP seems to be shifting strategy on the Affordable Care Act.

Are we headed for another Federal Government shutdown, or will Congress actually do its job this time?

The trends in President Obama’s approval numbers are not moving in the direction he ought to want them to go.

The Junior Senator from Kentucky does some re-writing of history.

Congressional Democrats are not very pleased with the White House right now.

With just over two weeks today, rumors are starting to float out that the efforts to fix the Federal Exchange website may not be done in time.