Outside the Beltway

Congressmen are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in stock in companies over which they have oversight. And it’s perfectly legal.

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

Your tax dollars should not be paying for this.

Could things possibly get worse on Capitol Hill? Grover Norquist seems to relish the possibility.

The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.

There is a fundamental problem with the feedback loop in American politics.

Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.

Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) took to the floor yesterday to lambaste Grover Norquist and his influence over the GOP.

Now that America’s political leadership have probably averted a self-inflicted global economic calamity, it’s time to assess the winners and losers.

If a crisis over the national debt is averted, Oklahoma’s Tom Coburn may be the unlikely hero.

The Gang of Six is back together. And they have a plan.

Grover Norquist believes ending government handouts must be offset by tax cuts.

Upwards of 77,000 federal employees make more than the governors of the states in which they live, the Congressional Research Service reports.

It has now been 60 days since American involvement in Libya commenced. Congress has failed to act, and that’s their fault.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

The GOP seems to be telling President Obama that revenue increases are off the table. That’s a huge mistake.

As the night of the State Of The Union Address approaches, the silliness in Washington has been taken up a notch.

Do republics expire after 200 years due to fiscal irresponsibility?

Is President Obama’s Federal pay freeze a sign that he’s moving to the right, or just pointless symbolism?

Eliminating earmarks is good policy and good politics.

Nine months after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, more than a billion dollars in reconstruction aid still hasn’t reached the country.

Are you really a nonprofit if your CEO is making a million dollars a year?

Some Republicans in Congress are worried they won’t be able to control the future Congressmen and Senators that the Tea Party might be sending to Washington.

Sarah Palin is among a group of Republicans concerned that the Tea Party movement’s fiscal conservatism could pose a danger to defense spending.

Mitt Romney is the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican nomination. Aside from it being Romney’s “turn,” he’s got very strong organization and fundraising capabilities and has demonstrated the ability to get through a campaign without committing major gaffes.