Outside the Beltway

They haven’t gotten much attention, but there are five contests today as the 2016 nomination process continues to move forward.

The final spending bill for the 2016 Fiscal Year sailed through Congress today, marking the end of a very successful first two months in office for Speaker Paul Ryan

By refusing to stay the legalization of same-sex marriage in Alabama, the Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that it is ready to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Same-sex marriage advanced in Kansas and South Carolina yesterday, and will soon be law in Montana, but the Supreme Court is what matters now,

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

Wisconsin recently became the third state to criminalize revenge porn. Why is it still legal in the other 47?

Jeb Bush continues to speak the truth on the GOP’s position on immigration issues. Sadly, his fellow Republicans aren’t listening.

Mitt Romney continues to trail the President very badly among Latino voters. That could be a big problem in November.

An unsurprising decision on the Defense of Marriage.

With the nomination pretty much inevitable, it’s time to start thinking about Romney’s running mate.

Last night’s results ensure the race will continue to the convention.

Rick Santorum won the night, but Mitt Romney continues to win the delegate hunt.

Two prominent Florida Republicans are warning their party about losing the support of the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group.

Even if the Senate operated under wholly majority rules, it would not be the House.

FEMA is about to run out of money, but don’t worry your Congressman is getting his vacation time in.

Prejudice and negative attitudes towards obese individuals is becoming a global norm, not just an American phenomenon.

Shania Twain has married Frederic Thiebaud, former husband of Marie-Anne Thiebaud, the woman Twain’s ex-husband Mutt Lange had an affair with.