Outside the Beltway

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

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

One analyst thinks that the predictions of a Republican Senate in 2014 are wildly optimistic.

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

The GOP has a good chance of taking the Senate in 2014, but it will be by a narrow margin.

My latest for RealClearDefense: “Senator Walsh’s Unrepresentative Black Mark on Professional Military Education”

Once again the GOP finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion.

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

Brian Schweitzer has a reputation for saying things that most politicians wouldn’t, but that may be just what he needs to get attention if he runs in 2016.

Signs continue to suggest that a GOP Senate takeover is likely.

The EPA’s new carbon rules leave much to be desired.

A prairie populist challenger for Hillary Clinton?

Some polls aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

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

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The Democratic field for 2016 is frozen in place waiting for the presumptive frontrunner to make a decision.

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

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

Mitch McConnell’s hopes to become Senate Majority Leader could hinge on what happens in his own state and in Georgia.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

A Montana man has been ordered to write “Boys do not hit girls” 5000 times after a brutal assault against his girlfriend.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

More bad poll numbers for the President and his party.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Several conservative groups have jumped on the bandwagon of what appears to be a controversial Mississippi politician.

Polling looks bleak for the GOP right now, but it’s unclear what that will mean a year from now.

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

New Jersey’s highest court gets it right.

The GOP’s chances to take over the Senate became much better over the weekend.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

The days of tax-free online shopping are coming to an end.