Outside the Beltway

The Obama Administration tells Congress that it doesn’t need to comply with the War Powers Act because the Act does not apply to the mission in Libya.

Will last night’s debate have any influence on the potential candidates who weren’t there?

Cynthia Tucker regrets her support for majority-minority districts.

The House of Representatives has voted 416-5 for a resolution prohibiting President Obama from sending ground troops to Libya

It’s just one Congressional District out of 435, but that won’t stop everyone from trying to turn the results in NY-26 into a national referendum on Medicare reform.

Senate fails to revoke tax cuts for big oil.

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

For the past day or so, America’s fighting men have been pawns in a cynical political game.

Can a candidate appealing enough to the base to win the Republican nomination beat Obama?

You remember how the House GOP was trying to pass laws without the Senate or the President agreeing? Yeah, about that….

House Republicans engaged in a publicity stunt on Friday that displayed a profound misunderstanding of how government actually works in the United States.

America is about to enter a third war in the Muslim world with no clear idea of the end game.

Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.

Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle for the U.S. to do “something” about the situation in Libya. It would be better if we didn’t get involved.

A commenter asks, “Why does Wisconsin have a quorum rule if not for situations like this?”

You don’t have to be Admiral Akbar to suspect that the President’s refusal to deal with entitlements in his budget proposal is a trap for the GOP.

Clarence Thomas has amended 13 years’ worth of disclosure reports.

Chris Christie turned down the chance to give the response to tomorrow’s State Of The Union Address

An obscure Arizona law has raised questions over whether Congressman Gabrielle Giffords could lose her seat if she is disabled for an extended period.

The Republicans are increasingly the party of white America. That’s short term good but long term bad for the GOP.

Anti-Immigrant groups are beginning their assault on the 14th Amendment, but don’t expect it to go anywhere.

Will the Tea Party Movement grow up?

208 years ago today, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to The Danbury Baptist Association that has resonated through the years.

Hawaii’s new Governor is taking on the Birther myth.