Outside the Beltway

The Obama Justice Department is siding against historians trying to protect the confidentiality of their sources.

Tim Pawlenty’s foreign policy speech shows him siding with the hawks, and joining in the neocon distortion of Reagan’s legacy.

Congress had a chance to send a strong message to the Executive Branch today. They failed.

A few Republicans have picked up on John McCain’s criticism of critics of the Libya mission as being “isolationist.”

Is Congress set to vote to authorize military action in Libya?

For the first time since the end of World War II, the GOP is wrestling with two diametrically opposed visions of foreign affairs.

Contrary to what Senator McCain, seeking realism in military policy does not make one an isolationist.

States are racing to put obstacles in front of voters in the name of fraud prevention.

The White House’s assertion that Libya isn’t covered by the War Powers Act isn’t being accepted on Capitol Hill.

The House GOP and the White House moved one step closer to a constitutional confrontation, but is it much ado about nothing?

WaPo’s Jackson Diehl asks, “Will the GOP nominate a dove?”

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.

The War Powers Act’s 90 day limit is in sight. Will Congress force the president’s hand?

A quick glance provides some insights into Palin’s thought processes and leadership style.

There’s precedent for this sort of thing happening and the candidate making the comeback. And you don’t have to go back too far.

Some people still think Mitt Romney’s religion is a relevant issue.

When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

Voters in New York State may help move the budget debate on Capitol Hill.

Once again, Congressional abdication has led to an Executive Branch power grab.

Rand Paul has borrowed a bad idea from the 2008 Presidential campaign.

With Huckabee out, the right side of the GOP primary base may end up divided. And that will help Mitt Romney.

With co-frontrunner Mike Huckabee out, Mitt Romney looks stronger than ever.

Mitt Romney began his effort to confront what is likely to be his biggest political liability in the 2012 campaign.

John McCain thoroughly dismantles the argument that Osama bin Laden’s capture vindicates the use of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques.”

The 60 day deadline for Presidential discretion under the War Powers Act will expire next week. Congress won’t do anything about it.

I don’t feel the jubilation that came with Saddam Hussein’s capture in December 2003. Sadly, I know better this time.

There are signs that the Ryan Plan isn’t playing well with the public.

With all the birther talk these days, it’s probably time to question whether we even need the “natural born citizen” rule anymore.

For the first time, Donald Trump is leading a poll for the GOP 2012 nomination. That’s bad news for the GOP.

Will the Ryan Plan ever be voted out of the House?

Donald Trump has been surging in polls of Republican voters recently, but that doesn’t mean much of anything.

The re-emergence of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power to prominence has brought critics to the forefront

Nate Silver argues today’s polls “have a reasonable amount of predictive power in informing us as to the identity of the eventual nominee.”