Outside the Beltway

I have for months taken it as a given that she went on five Sunday morning talk shows and lied about what happened there. Did she?

Republicans should reject the calls to call for a Special Prosecutor to investigate the unfolding scandals in Washington.

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

Michael Kinsley contends “Being against marriage equality doesn’t make you a monster.”

We’re actually not speculating about who might be running any more than we used to.

The Obama Administration’s response to the Benghazi attack is approaching critical mass. It’s not going away any time soon.

Would more information about the Benghazi attacks have changed the outcome of the Presidential election?

The talking points prepared in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack were heavily edited at the request of the State Department.

Debunking a conservative myth that has arisen in connection the Benghazi story.

Republicans looking to Benghazi for political ammunition are likely going to be disappointed.

Yesterday’s hearings shed more light while also raising yet more questions to which we’ll likely never get a satisfactory answer.

Last night, the Atlantic Council honored Hillary Rodham Clinton, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, John S. Watson, Tony Bennett, and Juanes.

Republicans seem to think they need fewer Presidential debates in the 2016 cycle, but it’s unclear how they can make that happen.

Will the prohibitive favorite for the 2016 Democratic nomination do it differently this time around?

The Republican field for 2016 is more wide open than any we’ve seen in a long time.

For the moment, Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable if she chooses to run in 2016

90 percent of Americans support background checks for gun purchases. They are unlikely to be enacted into law.

Rahm Emanuel is reportedly considering a 2016 presidential run. It’s a thin report.

Obama’s fundraising team helped raise half a million dollars for Hillary Clinton.

Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.

President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.

Arab news giant Al-Jazeera is buying Al Gore’s failing Current TV network, hoping to get a bigger presence in the US cable market.

While no official announcements have been made, President Obama’s second term national security team appears to be taking shape.

Not as much learning going on as one might like, to be honest.