Outside the Beltway

Opponents of marriage equality clearly don’t like the idea of a “big tent” in the GOP on the issue.

Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.

A set back for opponents of Voter ID in Wisconsin.

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

A major voting rights ruling out of North Carolina.

Once something that generally benefited Republicans, social issues are now becoming a wedge issue for Democrats.

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.

Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.

Why is the marriage ceremony the government’s concern?

A case pending in Federal Court in Washington, D.C. could pose new legal problems for the Affordable Care Act

Another area where the law has yet to catch up to technology.

A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.

The House leadership elections turned out about as expected, but we may be doing this all over again in five months.

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

The so-called “right to be forgotten” created by Europe’s highest court is unworkable, and ultimately absurd.

Once again, Washington politicians are pontificating about the Washington Redskins.

A legal setback for Voter ID laws in Wisconsin.

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Pat Roberts may be facing a Richard Lugar problem in Kansas.

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

Same-sex marriage remains the law of the land in one of the most conservative states in the nation, at least unless the Supreme Court says otherwise.

Johnny can’t write, either.

The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

A top House Republican suggested today that only Governor’s should be President. His argument has both practical and historical merit.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the Senate yesterday but it’s unlikely to go much further.

Fifty years after the Stand in the Schoolhouse door, there’s another standoff with recalcitrant states on civil rights.

The shutdown debacle seems destined to lead to a battle between the Tea Party and the more business oriented elements of the GOP

Absent an unlikely major change, it looks like the Democrats will win the Governor’s race in Virginia

Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans voted for default. They lost.

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

A comment from one Congressman sums up the attitude of the small group of Congressman and Senators who have placed us in this situation.

Cathy’s husband and Jess’ father, Jer, was killed in the shooting spree at the Navy Yard.

Congress isn’t spending much time in Washington these days but that’s only one of the reasons it isn’t accomplishing very much.

The military’s finance and accounting system has been dysfunctional for decades and is getting worse.

The marriage equality battle is entering its next phase.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.

A song written when Grover Cleveland was President is still protected by Copyright Law. That makes no sense at all.

The latest theory about what Neil Armstrong said on the moon is based on his boyhood in northwestern Ohio.