Outside the Beltway

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

President Obama faces some perilous times ahead now that his Administration is under fire.

POLITICO is joining the stampede toward metered paywalls. In a twist, it will remain free in regions where it’s most popular.

Debunking a conservative myth that has arisen in connection the Benghazi story.

Apparently, Benghazi has not faded (at least not for some).

Tom Brokaw has some good criticisms of what the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner has turned into.

There’s bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill that they don’t want to participate in ObamaCare.

The Boston Marathon bomber must be tried in a court of law.

Yesterday was not a good day for the Cable “News” Network.

The Senate looks like it’s about ready to take up a bipartisan immigration reform package.

Republicans seem to think they need fewer Presidential debates in the 2016 cycle, but it’s unclear how they can make that happen.

One in eight Americans support drone strikes against Americans on American soil.

Frustrated Republican health care staffers are leaving the Hill for lucrative positions on K Street.

The government of Malaysia paid a lot of money to get some blogs placed at various outlets.

Bob Woodward once again has Washington abuzz with a White House scoop. This one is BS.

The sequestration cuts are fast approaching, and the political battle is continuing.

Senator Ted Cruz has alienated his colleagues in record time.

For the moment, Republicans appear to be blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense but they don’t seem to know why they’re doing it.

American troops may now earn the fourth highest combat medal from the comfort of their desk chair.

It’s time to end this absurd annual spectacle.

A good start toward solving a long standing problem.

Bill Clinton has a warning for his fellow Democrats.

Despite the push it’s likely to receive, most of President Obama’s gun control proposals will barely even see the light of day in Congress.

Amusing in light of the birther nonsense:Obama half brother Malik seeks Kenya governor’s office.

The attempted coup against John Boehner resembled something you’d see in a banana republic.

Our politicians have averted an artificial crisis of their own making. The next one’s in two months.

For the New Year, how about challenging your ideas just a little bit?

The bizarre dynamics of Virginia politics.