Outside the Beltway

Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being incredibly stupid.

Apple is pledging to fix a bug in iOs 7 that I have never experienced and never heard of.

Wonkblog’s founder is leaving the Washington Post to start a new media outlet of his own.

Nearly six months later, it’s hard to find any good in the July military coup in Egypt.

The danger of saying stupid things online apparently has not sunk in with some people.

A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.

“Reality” TV star says something dumb about gay people, gets suspended, usual pointless outrage ensues.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

In which we ponder the great questions of the day………

The Virginia Attorney General’s race recount seems to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

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 signs from Silicon Valley seem to indicate that the heady days of the 90s Tech Bubble are returning.

Preliminary data suggests that retailers who chose to open on Thanksgiving Day may have made the right business decision.

Another conflict between the Obama Administration and a news media that is frustrated about the extent they are being controlled by being refused access.

Yesterday’s change to the filibuster rule is likely to have little impact outside the beltway and the political chattering class.

Guess what’s coming to the dinner table.

A contrite President Obama offered a “fix” for one of the biggest problems that the PPACA has created.

A story that has turned into a partisan kickball and some bad journalism have resulted in a celebrated news program getting considerable egg on its face.

The margin in the Virginia Attorney General’s race is, quite literally, razor thin.

Charlie Crist, and his tan, want the Governor’s Mansion back.

Some interesting polls out of Virginia today, but McAuliffe is still the clear leader in this race.

Jofi Joseph was unmasked as the obnoxious @NatSecWonk and fired by the White House.

Bum Phillips, former head coach of the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints, has died aged 90.

Norman Geras, scholar and blogger extraordinaire, has passed.

Mayor Booker is now Senator-Elect Booker.

Here’s our debate over shutting down the government over Obamacare in a nutshell.

An agency has won the Nobel Peace Prize for something that hasn’t happened yet.

Paul Ryan is back, and he has a plan his party ought to be paying attention to.

One cannot support the shutdown tactic and then be outraged that part of the government is shutdown.

To borrow a phrase from Stephen Colbert, if you want to understand how Congress works, you better know a District.

90 percent of DoD civilians will go back to work soon. What message does that send?

A tense afternoon on Capitol Hill.

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?