Outside the Beltway

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.

Just days before a high stakes primary in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed over familiar themes in their latest debate.

With the Republican nomination fight down to two incredibly unappealing candidates, some Republican insiders are talking about looking elsewhere for a nominee.

President Obama has selected his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, now the question is whether the Senate will act.

The violence that Donald Trump encourages among supporters is manifesting itself in real life.

Is President Obama planning a Checkmate move in the SCOTUS nomination fight?

Ben Carson may be a non-entity in the Presidential race at this point, but that hasn’t stopped him from making controversial statements.

Get ready for an expansion of the war against ISIS into Libya, because it’s probably not far away.

Hillary Clinton eked out the narrowest of wins in Iowa, but now she’s headed to New Hampshire where Bernie Sanders holds a seemingly insurmountable lead in the polls.

With mere days until voting starts, the possibility of Donald Trump running the table in the February primaries and caucuses, or nearly doing so, is more and more likely.

Chris Cillizza thinks “Rush Limbaugh totally gets Donald Trump.” I disagree.

Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio have won the endorsement of the Des Moines Register, but it’s unclear how much this will help their respective campaigns.

We’re in another Presidential election cycle so it must be time to speculate about Michael Bloomberg again.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in what is guaranteed to be a high profile case heading into the 2016 elections.

China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.

President Obama’s final State Of The Union Address was largely a recognition of the fact that his time on the world stage is quickly coming to an end.

The Great White North Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

We will have a two party system for the foreseeable future.

Mike Huckabee says he’ll drop out if he doesn’t finish in the top three in Iowa. He should probably start packing his bags now.

You’ll be happy, Star Wars fans. And, don’t worry, no spoilers here.

People don’t much care whether information supporting their prejudices is true.

Representatives from 195 nations reached an agreement supposedly devoted to addressing global climate change, but it’s really more hype than anything else.

The attack in San Bernardino has seemingly left the Administration’s anti-terror strategy in disarray, so the President is addressing the nation tonight to say, well, something I guess.

Mass shootings rightly grab our attention. But the obscure the overall picture of violent crime.

A leaked memo from a top Republican adviser tries to tell vulnerable Senate candidates how to deal with the possibility that they’ll be stuck with Trump on the top of the ticket.

We still don’t know very much about Robert Dear, the man who shot and killed three people at the site of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, but that hasn’t stopped the usual suspects from politicizing the case.

Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t forget to start a political fight with your family!

The Obama Administration is asking the Supreme Court to review a ruling that kept a hold on last year’s immigration execution action in place.

Disturbing reports over the weekend that American leaders may not be getting the kind of unbiased intelligence analysis about ISIS that they need to make decisions.

The United States and Europe are giving everything the perpetrators of the Paris attacks hoped for.

French officials have confirmed that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the man believed to be the plotter of last Friday’s attacks in Paris, was killed in a police raid early Wednesday morning. This doesn’t mean authorities in France or elsewhere in Europe are any less concerned about future attacks, though.

Massive boycotts and protests likely spell the end of Tim Wolfe’s tenure as president.

The Last Dance Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

To no real surprise, the Obama Administration has rejected the application to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. It is likely to remain an issue in the upcoming Presidential campaign, though.

In a new book, former President George H.W. Bush is highly critical of two of his son’s closest advisers in the White House.

Another piece of news that all but guarantees the fate of the Keystone XL project will not be resolved before President Obama leaves office.

With only a handful of opposition, Paul Ryan was easily elected the 62nd Speaker of the House.

Republicans seem to be thinking that Hillary Clinton will be an easier General Election candidate than the evidence suggests she is likely to be.

According to reports, Vice-President Biden may or may not be close to a decision about running for President, and he may or may not be running.

With Congress set to come back from its recess, attention is once again turning to the race for Speaker and one Paul Ryan, Congressman from Wisconsin.

A woman who has been running for President for at least eight years is apparently having trouble explaining why she wants to be President.

NASA had a potentially significant announcement today.

When did “politics” become a dirty word?

The 2016 election will be fought on a very small battlefield, and right now the makeup of that battlefield heavily favors the Democrats.

Most of the Republican candidates for President would rather support a lawbreaker than the Rule of Law. The American people should judge them accordingly.

In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.