Outside the Beltway

In addition to doing everything she needed to do last night, Hillary Clinton also destroyed whatever logic remained for a Joe Biden candidacy.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

Greece’s Prime Minister seemed to give in to some of Europe’s demands today, but bankers are continuing to hold to the strict conditions they set last week.

The Greek Government is basically shutting the banking system down tomorrow as negotiations over its debt problems continue.

It’s easier for an American citizen to go to Iran or North Korea than it is for them to go to Cuba, That’s insane.

Surely it’s time to put a woman on American currency again, but why go after Alexander Hamilton?

Martin O’Malley is running for President for some reason.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

Once again, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says she isn’t running for President, and has no plans to do so.

A cease fire deal in Ukraine, but a long term settlement will require compromises from both Moscow and Kiev.

The U.S. Government has formally charged North Korea with responsibility for the hacking attack on Sony. How to respond to that attack is a more complicated question.

The resumption of diplomatic relations between U.S. and Cuba, and expansion of some commercial trade ties, is historic but it’s only the first step toward the goal of ending an outdated embargo.

Despite opposition from both Republicans and Democrats, the compromise budget resolution passed narrowly last night, but not without some last minute drama

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.

Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.

The GOP is dominant in the Southern United States, but it’s unlikely to last as long as Democratic dominance of the region did.

There’s nothing wrong with choosing not to vote.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul continues to challenge Republican orthodoxy on foreign policy, and that’s a good thing.

A desperation move by NBC News?

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

The U.S. and Europe have announced a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but it’s not clear that the Russians will be motivated to change course.

Retired General Keith Alexander is hawking his services to banks at princely sums.

A legal setback for Voter ID laws in Wisconsin.

Chase is closing accounts because it doesn’t like the career their customers have chosen.

Interactions between consumers and businesses online are starting to have an impact on the legal system.

Once again, the Tea Party wing of the GOP is talking about taking out John Boehner.

The “paper of record” joins the call for some kind of deal with Edward Snowden.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

First Quarter economic growth was weaker than originally estimated. What that means for the future is unclear.

In what may be the worst sales pitch in history, President Obama says, “”If people don’t trust the executive branch, and also congress and the judicial branch, then we’re going to have some problems here.”

So what, exactly, is going on in North Korea? And how should we respond to Kim’s bluster?

The Canal made a number of impressions.

Chris Christie looks unstoppable in his bid for re-election