Outside the Beltway

A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.

With just 72 days to go until Election Day, the chances that the Democrats will take control of at least one chamber of Congress are looking quite good.

New Generic Congressional Ballot polls have good news for Democrats.

Recent reports have indicated that doubts are growing about the wisdom of keeping California Democrat Nancy Pelosi at the top of House Leadership.

New polling shows that the ground looks fertile for Democrats in the fall.

The effort by a group of Republican rebels to force a vote on a DACA bill is moving closer to success, but that may end up being the easy part.

The number of Americans professing no religious affiliation is on the rise. This will have some interesting cultural and political implications.

Ohio voters have approved a referendum designed to reform the manner in which district lines are drawn.

A small group of Republican rebels in the House are attempting to push legislation protecting DACA beneficiaries to a floor vote. Unfortunately, they’re not likely to succeed.

After hastily removing the House Chaplain under unclear circumstances, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has reversed himself.

Republicans are worried about 2018, and they’re even more worried that they have a President who is refusing to acknowledge political reality.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

The head of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation admitted yesterday that the committee was never focused on any potential evidence of collusion.

Things continue to look good for Democrats as we get closer to the midterm elections.

Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.

While most of America slept, the government was shutdown thanks to some faux theatrics by a single Senator.

Getting to a DACA deal isn’t going to be easy.

It’s been two years since John Boehner stepped down as Speaker, and he’s got a few things to say about his former colleagues and the state of American politics.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

Impeachment fantasies are the new EC fantasy.

A Federal Court has ruled that the Administration violated the law when it spent funds allocated under the PPACA for purposes other than those authorized by Congress.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case challenging the President’s deportation relief plan, but it’s unlikely we’ll see a ruling on the merits.

Five months after becoming Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan seems to be running into some of the same difficulties that John Boehner did.

If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, the GOP may have more to worry about than losing the White House and the Senate.

A Colorado Republican Congressman has introduced a resolution meant to involve our nation’s representatives in the non-existent ‘War On Christmas.’

As expected, Republicans have caved in the showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Several Tea Party backed Members of Congress claim to be challenging John Boehner in tomorrow’s vote for Speaker. They are, of course, delusional.

Sen. Charles Schumer says Democrats made a mistake by concentrating on getting health care reform passed instead of on fixing the economy.

The House of Representatives has filed its lawsuit against the President. As expected, it doesn’t amount to much.

President Obama’s threat to take action on immigration if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year ignores political reality,

The GOP added to its majority in the House, giving it the biggest majority it has had since Truman was President.

Two Duke University academics make an incredibly weak, ultimately unpersuasive, argument in favor of eliminating midterm elections by changing the length of Congressional terms.

Would increasing the size of the House of Representatives be the cure for what ails Congress?

At this rate, it’s unlikely the House will file any kind of lawsuit against President Obama until 2015, assuming it ever files anything.

It’s been three months, but there’s been no action on the lawsuit that the House of Representatives said it was filing against President Obama.

The death of the Tea Party is greatly exaggerated.

A majority of Americans don’t care very much who controls Congress.

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

The House leadership elections turned out about as expected, but we may be doing this all over again in five months.

There aren’t nearly as many “meta” lessons in Eric Cantor’s loss as pundits have been claiming.

Get ready for a big GOP Leadership fight in the House.