Outside the Beltway

Texas has joined with 16 other states in a lawsuit against the Obama Administration over the President’s executive action on immigration. At first glance, it doesn’t appear to have much legal merit.

The Keystone XL pipeline bill is dead until the next Senate. Mary Landrieu’s political career, on the other hand, is basically dead for the foreseeable future.

Tuesday’s Republican wave didn’t change the fundamentals.

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

2014 was not supposed to be a wave election, but it clearly qualifies as one.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.

There’s at least a 50-50 chance we won’t know who controls the Senate until weeks after Election Day.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

Is former Senator Larry Pressler surging in his Independent bid to win back his old Senate seat?

The death of the Tea Party is greatly exaggerated.

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

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

The GOP has a good chance of taking the Senate in 2014, but it will be by a narrow margin.

For a party that says its not interested in impeachment, the GOP sure keeps bringing it up.

Once again the GOP finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion.

What could possibly go wrong?

Native American names are everywhere.

The South Dakota Republican Party has officially endorsed the impeachment of President Obama.

Signs continue to suggest that a GOP Senate takeover is likely.

Some polls aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

Market Watch presents this infographic of “the most and least expensive states to live in the U.S.

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

A new poll finds that people in Illinois have an accurate assessment of politics in their state.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Mitch McConnell’s hopes to become Senate Majority Leader could hinge on what happens in his own state and in Georgia.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

Some 2000 veterans of World War II were lobotomized by the VA. That’s awful but not outrageous.

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

More bad poll numbers for the President and his party.

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

Several conservative groups have jumped on the bandwagon of what appears to be a controversial Mississippi politician.

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

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

With just hours to go, the Republicans on Capitol Hill seem prepared to take a big political risk.