Outside the Beltway

Was there ever a more tepid endorsement than “Joe Scarborough for President? Sure, Why Not?”

Don’t expect much out of Congress for the rest of 2014, or for the two years after that either.

Big news out of the House of Representatives

John Boehner explains quite succinctly why nothing big is getting done in Congress.

Some good news, but also plenty of reason to worry about the future.

Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.

A surprisingly disappointing jobs report for December.

There are more self-identified Independents in the country than at any time in the past two decades, according to a new Gallup poll. And it’s mostly at the expense of the GOP.

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.

Has Speaker Boehner breathed new life into immigration reform in the House? Maybe.

Ted Cruz continues to act as if he hasn’t learned his lessons from the shutdown debacle

So far at least, the 2014 elections do not appear likely to be a political earthquake on the scale of 2006, 2008, or 2010.

Once again, the Administration has unilaterally changed the Affordable Care Act.

For a year that seemed to start out so well, 2013 has been among the President’s worst of this five years he’s been in office.

Time to watch a bit of true American exceptionalism in action.

Last night, Speaker John Boehner showed that he can beat the Tea Party wing of the Caucus he heads. That has important consequences for the future.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

A budget deal has been reached, now it has to get through both Chambers of Congress.

Congressman Steve Stockman’s primary challenge of Senator John Cornyn could be a big deal, or, more likely, it could be a dud.

Some good numbers for November in the Jobs report, but questions about the future remain.

3.6% GDP growth in the 3rd Quarter, but the devil is in the details.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.

The Generic Congressional Ballot has shifted again, but how long will this trend last?

The GOP seems to be shifting strategy on the Affordable Care Act.

Are we headed for another Federal Government shutdown, or will Congress actually do its job this time?

The trends in President Obama’s approval numbers are not moving in the direction he ought to want them to go.

The Junior Senator from Kentucky does some re-writing of history.

Congressional Democrats are not very pleased with the White House right now.

With just over two weeks today, rumors are starting to float out that the efforts to fix the Federal Exchange website may not be done in time.

Once again, pretty much everybody hates Congress. However, it’s unclear if that will matter come Election Day.

When it comes to the unfolding conflict inside the GOP, Mitch McConnell seems to have fired an opening shot.

Do prayers opening legislative sessions violate the First Amendment? The Supreme Court is set to decide that issue.

A better than expected jobs report in October, but one that comes with a few caveats.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

A good initial GDP report for the 3rd Quarter, but hardly something to write home about.

Republicans are contending that the nearly won the Virginia Governor’s race by emphasizing Obamacare in the closing weeks, but the evidence supporting that contention is far from clear.

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

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.

A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Obama’s performance and a whopping 70 percent think the country is moving in the wrong direction.