Outside the Beltway

Could Alison Lundergran Grimes be surging? Maybe, but we’ll need more evidence to be sure.

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

Kansas’s highest court heard argument today in a legal dispute that could play a huge role in deciding who controls the Senate after November 4th.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

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.

A political earthquake in the Sunflower State that could have a big impact on the battle for control of the Senate.

So far at least, there is no evidence that 2014 will be a “wave election.”

Despite a high profile effort to oust him, the most prominent libertarian Republican in Congress survived his primary challenge yesterday.

Later today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order barring Federal Contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation. But that’s not even the most controversial part for some conservatives.

The current Congress is on course to be the least productive in decades.

A Federal Appeals Court has struck down a D.C. law requiring tour guides to get a license and pass a test.

Parties do not own voters, and the job of campaigns is to attract voters.

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

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

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

There is no such thing as a consistent free market, limited government case in favor of restricting immigration, whether legal or illegal.

A setback for supporters of Rand Paul in the Hawkeye State.

Another legal victory for marriage equality.

Once again, Rand Paul is challenging conservative orthodoxy.

Congressman Walter Jones beat back a primary challenge from a former Bush aide who attacked him over his foreign policy views.

One Virginia county wants to regulate how many people you can have in your home for a visit.

The GOP “establishment” keeps beating back challenges.

The current Congress is on pace to pass fewer laws and bills than any since the end of World War II. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

An appeal declined, but an issue that remains outstanding.

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

If something is going to be done about an out of control National Security State, it’ll be because the American people demand it.

On the day that news broke that Ezra Klein and Wonkblog are leaving the Washington Post, the Volokh Conspiracy made its debut there.

Marijuana legalization is an issue that unites people across the political aisle.

The “paper of record” joins the call for some kind of deal with Edward Snowden.

In a new interview, Edward Snowden explains his motives for absconding from the country with NSA secrets.

There’s a potentially fatal legal argument looming out there for the PPACA.

Will we soon see “The Best Little Whorehouse In Canada?”

A bunch of people talking on cellphones during a plane flight would annoy the heck out of me, but the government shouldn’t be involved in deciding if it should be allowed.

No person has been elected Senator in a second state after serving as Senator in another, but Scott Brown seems set to give it a try.

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