Outside the Beltway

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

Shepard Fairey, the artist who turned a generic AP photo of Barack Obama into an iconic painting, got a hefty punishment for lying to government investigators.

Today’s convention activities will include the opening salvos of an attack on the President’s foreign policy. This strikes me as a mistake.

“To Be Announced” has a prime speaking slot late in the Thursday program.

Jon Huntsman calls for an end to “unforced errors in immigration policy.”

Apple has won a huge victory in the smart phone patent wars. If the news reporting is accurate, the outcome doesn’t pass the common sense test.

Heading into the party conventions, the Presidential race is as close as ever.

When and how often must they disclose their relationship? And can we take them seriously at all?

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

Most of the early reaction on the right consider’s the selection of Paul Ryan a smart move on Mitt Romney’s part, but you could also say it’s just risky.

The most recent round of national polling seems to show that the negative attacks on Romney are having an impact.

After two-and-a-half years and who knows how many taxpayer dollars spent trying to prove criminal wrongdoing, the SEC fell short.

In my adult memory, the American South was a one-party Democratic region for all but presidential elections. Aside from minority set-aside districts, the reversal is near complete.

The recent call by many on the right for Mitt Romney to select Paul Ryan as his running mate is puzzling.

Calvin Broadus is dropping the “Snoop Dog” moniker and rap for “Snoop Lion” and reggae.

Michael Phelps today won his 18th and 19th Olympic medal, breaking the old record held by gymnast Larysa Latynina. Does this make him the greatest ever?

Romney’s foreign tour didn’t go quite as well as planned, but it’s unclear how much the minor gaffes will actually matter.

The Romney campaign has hurt the press corps’ feelings.

The athletes gathered at the London Olympics have sacrificed much of their lives training to excel at their sports. But most also have extraordinary genetic advantages.

There are still three months or so go. The race is incredibly tight. And, voters are starting to really dislike both candidates.

Have Americans taken casual wear at the office too far? Most Americans seem to think so.

Three swing state poll results should be raising some real concerns among Team Romney today.

The election is about the economy. The economy is awful. Yet the incumbent still holds a slight lead.

Sometimes, the law can be an ass.

Another round of economic statistics suggests that we’re unlikely to see any real improvement between now and Election Day.

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

The GOP has a serious problem with the Latino vote, and it may too late to fix it.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

Eduardo Saverin has become a political whipping boy.

Your tax dollars should not be paying for this.

All the available evidence suggest that the Occupy movement has fizzled away into virtual nothingness.

A blog post lampooning black studies dissertations got a writer fired, setting off a controversy over the limits of free speech.

The Wall Street Journal publishes a screed aimed at those about to graduate college.

If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?

Some Navy SEALs are weighing in on the brouhaha.

The story of Ensign Chuck Lord may be the greatest—or perhaps only—prank in Pentagon art history

What we are seeing at the moment is the expected political churn that accompanies something as big as the PPACA case

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.