Outside the Beltway

Conservatives gathered on the National Mall today to protest the closure of memorials, but their message seems really intended for Republicans in Congress to not back down.

Republicans appear to be uniting behind a short-term plan to deal with the debt ceiling, but seem okay with keeping the government shutdown going forward.

The government shutdown seems to be having an impact on the one competitive statewide race in country this year.

Ted Cruz wants his fellow Republicans to follow him down the rabbit hole again.

A tense afternoon on Capitol Hill.

Reasonable members of the House GOP caucus are fighting back. Are they outnumbered?

The Miley Cyrus of college football will be back too soon.

With key conservatives pushing for sanity, the grown-ups have a chance to take back the GOP.

Ted Cruz is going after the Speaker of the House.

Can differences in media coverage of two unrelated filibusters be explained solely by media bias?

Ted Cruz is holding the Senate floor “until I can no longer speak,” but he still won’t be able to stop the Senate from going forward.

The notion that the past has been fully settled is simply incorrect and our debates over symbols illustrate this fact.

History matters.

The one Republican currently polling anywhere close to Hillary Clinton is, unfortunately for the GOP base, Chris Christie.

Ted Cruz becomes a little more honest about his plan to “defund” Obamacare.

Starbucks is kindly asking customers not to bring guns to their stores.

A shooting interrupts Washington D.C.’s Monday morning.

The House GOP Leadership didn’t endear itself to the Tea Party today.

Some Members of Congress are calling for a debate before any strikes on Syria. They’re absolutely right.

Once, against Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes it clear she isn’t going anywhere.

Some thoughts on reform.

Reports of the death of the Voting Rights Act have been greatly exaggerated.

Unfortunately, our immigration debate is just plain dumb.

Alex Rodriguez and 12 other Major League Baseball players were suspended today for PED use. Rodriguez is the only one vowing to fight the suspension.

Ted Cruz is either being incredibly cynical as he deludes his fellow Republicans, or he’s living in a fantasy world.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are openly disagreeing with a proposed strategy to threaten a government shutdown if Obamacare isn’t repealed.

Conservatives are doing what they criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.

Forbes wins the day with “Phil Mickelson Wins British Open—And California Taxes It.”