Outside the Beltway

The die is cast.

By failing to act, the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same-sex marriage in eleven more states.

Does the seriousness of a crime vary depending on the gender of the parties involved?

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The security lapses at the Secret Service just continue to mount.

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.

Opponents of marriage equality clearly don’t like the idea of a “big tent” in the GOP on the issue.

While it still seems unlikely that he’ll run, Mitt Romney does seem to be leaving the door open to a third run at the White House.

The former Virginia Senator is talking about running for President.

These segments are usually unfair; they outdid themselves this time.

Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.

The Affordable Care Act is playing almost no role in the midterm elections.

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

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

A once rising GOP star hits bottom.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

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

If Republicans win the Senate, what we’ve seen for the past three years could end up seeming tame by comparison.

Some on the left are saying that Hillary Clinton isn’t doing enough to help Democrats in 2014.

A trial court judge in Tennessee is the first jurist since the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage

Dispelling a rising myth,

It’s hard for a party to win four straight presidential elections. The Democrats may pull it off.

Former Reagan speechwriter and gun control activist Jim Brady’s death has been ruled a homicide. No, there was no foul play involved—at least not recently.

Could John Hinckley, Jr. face murder charges 30 years after his attempted assassination of President Reagan?

Despite a high profile effort to oust him, the most prominent libertarian Republican in Congress survived his primary challenge yesterday.

David Trott’s victory in Michigan’s District 11 Republican House primary marks the first time this year a Republican Establishment candidate has upset a Tea Party Incumbent.

Once something that generally benefited Republicans, social issues are now becoming a wedge issue for Democrats.

Republicans in the House seem determined to make life difficult for whomever wins the GOP nomination in 2016

The Tea Party v. “establishment” battle in the GOP has been pretty one-sided this year.

Six weeks have passed since the primary, and Chris McDaniel has revealed he really doesn’t have much to complain about other than the fact that he lost.

In some sense, justice has prevailed.

Another Obamacare case is heading to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear if they’ll agree to hear it, or when they’d hear it if they did.

The C.I.A. has admitted spying on Senate investigators.

Notwithstanding the hype, there’s one very big reason why the idea of Elizabeth Warren as a viable candidate for President doesn’t make much sense.

The trial of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife opened yesterday, and it sounded more like a soap opera than a legal proceeding.

The American people don’t want to turn those migrant children from Central America away after all.

Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.

The Hobby Lobby decision could end up motivating women voters to turn out to vote against Republicans in the fall.

In a logical extension of the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller, a Federal Judge has struck down D.C.’s law barring people from carrying handguns in public.

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

Does it still make sense to give kids a 10-12 week break every year?