Outside the Beltway

Recently, a waitress and former Marine drew an outpouring of sympathy after claiming a religious couple left a message insulting her lifestyle instead of a tip.

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

80 years ago, Prohibition ended. However, we are still making the same mistakes that were made from 1920 to 1933.

Republican hardliners are pushing a position on immigration that is completely out of sync with the nation as a whole.

A second Federal Court of Appeals in a week in two weeks has ruled the PPACA’s birth control mandate is unconstitutional.

The state where the same-sex marriage battle began is just days away from legalizing same-sex marriage.

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

The battle for marriage equality has scored a number of victories in a short period of time, but that’s about to change.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

87.18% of the caucus is elected from safe to very safe districts and, therefore, the only real fear that they might have for their jobs would be at the primary stage.

Legislation to ban discrimination in employment against gays and lesbians is set to make major gains in the Senate.

Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.

The prospect of Congressional action on immigration before the midterms just got a whole lot less likely.

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

Will the GOP learn the right lessons from the just-concluded showdown? That remains to be seen.

Immigration reform may be the next big battle on Capitol Hill, but it’s going to be far different from the one that just concluded.

John Boehner’s position as Speaker of the House seems quite secure.

A plan finally starting to come together?

The House wasted a day yesterday, now it’s crunch time.

Talks between the two Senate leaders haven’t exactly gone so well.

There seems to be at least some hope for a temporary deal in Washington to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, but don’t count your chickens just yet.

Being Speaker of the House has become much more of a difficult job than it used to be.

Contrary to the White House’s arguments, negotiating over the debt ceiling is not at all historically unprecedented.

Speaker Boehner sends a signal that there won’t be a quick resolution to the government shutdown crisis.

Not raising the debt ceiling will create a true constitutional/legal crisis.

Reasonable members of the House GOP caucus are fighting back. Are they outnumbered?

The Defense Department might open for business while the rest of government remains shut down.

The one Republican currently polling anywhere close to Hillary Clinton is, unfortunately for the GOP base, Chris Christie.

Things aren’t looking good for President Obama in the House of Representatives.

And Republicans wonder why they have problems with minority voters.

TheTransportation Security Administration is expanding its purview to train stations and sporting events.

The Air Force is telling airmen to take common sense steps to “avoid becoming a victim” of sexual assault.

A major ruling on recognition of same-sex marriages out of Ohio.

The 10th anniversary of McCain-Feingold teaches a lesson we should already have learned.

If you’re too sexy for your job in Iowa, your boss may be able to fire you.

The marriage equality battle is entering its next phase.