Outside the Beltway

The NSA’s data mining project is about more than just subpoenas for cell phone records.

Eric Holder’s testimony before Congress is leading to accusations of perjury, but the argument that he did so seem pretty weak.

A major change in policy by the Boy Scouts.

A top IRS official will reportedly invoke her 5th Amendment rights rather than testify before Congress tomorrow.

After many attempts to manufacture grand scandals out of very little, Republicans may finally have a legitimate outrage on their hands.

In fact, yes: the demand for drugs does come largely from the US.

A former Navy SEAL charges that Blackwater snipers killed American citizens in New Orleans during Katrina’s aftermath.

Some people on the right apparently want to return to this map.

Let’s take a trip back in time to see what some conservatives thought 2012 would look like if Barack Obama were elected President.

There is nothing wrong with healthy skepticism (which is different than outright denialism).

Good journalism? Or, bad ethics?

Apparently, questioning someone who may have violated their probation on the way to contributing to a series of international incidences is a major civil liberties violation.

Lance Armstrong joins a long line of the greatest athletes of his generation whose glory was fueled by performance enhancing drugs.

The Romney campaign has apparently decided to be more aggressive in its attacks on the President, which poses serious risks for the campaign.

Lies and misrepresentations in politics seem to be something the American people have come to, if not accept, at least expect.

Regardless of how the Court rules on the Affordable Care Act, the upcoming election has the potential to reshape the Court for decades to come.

Justice.

After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.

Frustrated by its inability to get laws passed through Congress, the Obama administration has decided to stop following laws already passed by Congress.

Both candidates are telling the public that they can change the way Washington works. They’re both setting themselves up to be the source of major disappointment.

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

Here’s why nobody in Washington will allow the Bush Tax Cuts to expire.

The Republican National Committee throws the Fifth Amendment under the bus.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

The US Supreme Court ruled today that police can strip search anyone they decide to arrest for anything for any reason.

A Reserve Specialist who endorsed Ron Paul’s presidential candidacy in uniform will only be reprimanded, not court martialed.

There are all manner of myths that are held by supporters of both parties. Debunking them is not the role for presidential aspirants.

Did Ronald Reagan’s impending inauguration help get our hostages released after 444 days?

The conservative columnist argues Republicans should concentrate on winning back the Senate and stopping Obama through 2016.

Do the Republican candidates believe that American citizens have a right to privacy? Someone should ask them.

Can the government force a criminal defendant to reveal a computer password? A Federal case in Denver is dealing with that question right now.

Newt Gingrich gets his Civil War history very wrong.

Newt Gingirch ups the ante in his rhetorical assault on judicial independence.

A stark account of how American journalism has changed over the last half century.