Outside the Beltway

Michele Bachmann and several other Members of Congress are engaging in the despicable tactics of Joe McCarthy.

Provisions in the Affordable Care Act may cause the entire statutory scheme to collapse.

Virginia could be the state that decides who controls the United States Government.

The people trying to undo the Defense Budget sequestration cuts are making some pretty weak arguments.

The House engaged in a mostly pointless action yesterday afternoon.

Congress seems to have gotten the message the Supreme Court sent last month about the Stolen Valor Act.

Get ready for the battle over the Bush Tax Cuts to start up yet again.

The GOP’s arguments about the impact of ObamaCare on Medicare are dishonest and hypocritical.

If the GOP wins in November, there will be very few actual barriers in the way if they really want to repeal the PPACA.

Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.

The Republican strategy on health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision needs some tweaking.

A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.

There’s no evidence that Fast & Furious, whatever it was, was a conspiracy to lobby for tighter gun control laws.

More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.

One law professor suggests that we need to double the size of the Supreme Court. Is he right?

Congressmen are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in stock in companies over which they have oversight. And it’s perfectly legal.

Absent something extraordinary, it’s unlikely that the GOP will lose control of the House.

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

Is there any legal merit to the Administration’s invocation of Executive Privilege?

The dispute between the Justice Department and the House of Representatives just became a bigger deal.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

Both candidates are telling the public that they can change the way Washington works. They’re both setting themselves up to be the source of major disappointment.

If the Department of Justice does not fully comply with Congressional subpoenas, then there seems to be no alternative other than holding the Attorney General in contempt.

As of today, there are 75 vacant Federal Judgeships, including one that has been open for seven years.