Outside the Beltway

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

Rand Paul is carrying on a family tradition, winning the CPAC straw poll won many times by his father Ron.

Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.

Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.

With no real opponents in the race for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has no reason to rush getting into the race.

For some reason, Republicans want to change filibuster rules even though it’s unclear that they’ll still hold the Senate after 2016.

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

You come at the king, you best not miss.

The GOP Senate Caucus seems to be split on whether or not to reinstate the filibuster for Presidential and Judicial appointments.

Some on the right are suggesting that Congress retaliate against the President’s executive action on immigration by refusing to invite him to give the State Of The Union Address.

After a disastrous campaign in 2012, Texas Governor Rick Perry appears to be gearing up for a new run for the White House in 2016, but questions remain.

The Office of Legal Counsel told the president Wednesday he couldn’t do what he did on Thursday.

Some of his party’s leaders want the president to save them.

A Presidential candidate’s health and fitness for office are legitimate issues. When it comes to bringing up Hillary Clinton’s age in the context of 2016,, though, Republicans need to proceed with caution.

Dana Milbank (“Obama’s big immigration mistake”) thinks so.

The party’s loss of Senate control has basically sealed Landrieu’s fate.

At this rate, it’s unlikely the House will file any kind of lawsuit against President Obama until 2015, assuming it ever files anything.

Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.

A travel ban sounds like a simple solution to a complex problem. Like most simple solutions, though, it becomes far less appealing when you think about the details.

The idea that the N.F.L. “doesn’t pay taxes” is largely false.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The TSA is up to its usual shenanigans.

After 200 years, Francis Scott Key’s most famous work may have outlived its usefulness..

The Kansas Senate race is becoming unexpectedly interesting.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

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

If Republicans win the Senate, what we’ve seen for the past three years could end up seeming tame by comparison.

Does Hillary Clinton remember that she was Secretary of State for four years?

Even with the passage of time, Watergate remains a singularly important event in American history

According to some reports, President Obama may be about to make an end run around Congressional inaction on immigration reform.

Fairly or not, the President has created the impression that he is not a good leader, and there’s not much he can do about it at this point.

Does it still make sense to give kids a 10-12 week break every year?

A new poll suggests that Hillary Clinton’s record as Secretary of State doesn’t impress voters as much as she might hope.

Crisis seems to be brewing all over the world, but the American people aren’t persuaded that it’s necessary for the United States to act.

Rick Perry and Rand Paul are highlighting what looks to be a coming battle inside the GOP over foreign policy.

Jose Antonio Vargas was brought to the U.S. at the age of 12 and never left. Now, some are suggesting he should be deported as soon as possible.

Just in time for the midterms, Todd Akin is back to remind voters of the GOP’s problems with female voters.

Hobby Lobby Is an important decision, but it’s one that the Supreme Court handed down a week earlier that will have the widest impact.

Emil Henry makes “The Case for Mitt Romney in 2016.”

The Supreme Court’s next term doesn’t start for three months, but it’s becoming clear that the Justices will have to deal with marriage equality when it does.