Outside the Beltway

Todd Akin continues to give Republicans headaches.

It seems improbable, but the national landscape on same-sex marriage is changing so quickly that even the Republican Party may find itself changing faster than some might think.

It appears that the GOP still has a problem communicating with women.

Just in time for the midterms, Todd Akin is back to remind voters of the GOP’s problems with female voters.

Rush Limbaugh is still really, really angry about subsidized birth control. And lots of other stuff.

Ed Klein says he has “Democrat sources” who Obama wants Warren to continue his mission to “transform America into a European-style democratic-socialist state.”

Republican overreach could end up helping the President and his party.

There’s been far too much hysteria and hyperbole when it comes to ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws.

Mitch McConnell is making promises to pro-life groups that the GOP probably won’t keep, but it’s still a politically risky move.

We’ve seen a notable number of 9-0 Supreme Court decisions this term, but that doesn’t mean that the side that lost was making an extreme or meritless argument.

Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.

Chris McDaniel and his Tea Party supporters are being very sore losers.

As a legal matter, the new allegations against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker don’t amount to much. But, will they impact his bid for re-election.

A hopeful First Amendment decision from the Supreme Court.

The left-right divide is worse than it has been in decades, and we’re paying the price.

Strange goings on in Ohio.

Down to the wire in Mississippi.

The very idea of a “war on religion” in the United States is absurd.

On Sunday, it’s the Day Of Four Popes.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week in an important First Amendment case.

Perhaps the only good thing you can say about Virginia Delegate Robert Marshall is that, while he may be nuts, at least he’s consistently nuts.

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

Young voters reject political parties to a greater extent than other voters, but on policy issues they trend Democratic

Kevin Faulconer proves that Republicans can win in California, but not if they follow the path laid out by the party’s far right wing.

Marlise Munoz is finally at peace, but the law that kept her hooked up to machines for two months remains on the books.

A brain dead woman in Texas is being kept alive while a fetus that is still not viable grows inside of her.

Developments overnight in a small but controversial issue raised by the PPACA.

The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

Politics aside, the challenges to the PPACA’s birth control mandate raise important legal issues.

A State Department announcement about consolidation of diplomatic posts in Rome has led to the latest round of Obama Derangement Syndrome.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases that implicates both the First Amendment and two Federal Laws.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the Senate yesterday but it’s unlikely to go much further.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

Polls in Virginia don’t open for another 48 hours or so, but the end result has become fairly apparent when you look at the polls.

Looking at Chris Christie as he interacts with voters in New Jersey offers a glimpse of just how he could succeed in a 2016 GOP nomination fight.