Outside the Beltway

Something to keep in mind about the structure of Senate elections.

That word may not mean what you think it means.

At this rate, it’s unlikely the House will file any kind of lawsuit against President Obama until 2015, assuming it ever files anything.

Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.

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

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

It’s been three months, but there’s been no action on the lawsuit that the House of Representatives said it was filing against President Obama.

Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.

America’s federal workforce is increasingly disenchanted.

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.

Yahoo has given a click-bait headline to a Reuters report, “Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early.”

A travel ban sounds like a simple solution to a complex problem. Like most simple solutions, though, it becomes far less appealing when you think about the details.

President Obama has appointed an “Ebola Czar,” but it’s unclear why we need one when there are already people who are supposed to be in charge of the Ebola response.

We’ve become aware of failures in how we’ve handled the Ebola situation. The response is to figure out what went wrong and do our best to fix it, not to panic.

Bill Scher examines “How Republicans Lost the Culture War.”

It’s way too early, folks.

A victory for opponents of Voter ID in Texas, but it’s not likely to stand up on appeal.

So far at least, the air strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria do not seem to be having much of an impact.

Sometimes, being evasive in answering a question just makes a politician look silly. This is one of those times.

Remember the border crisis? Yea, it’s not much of a crisis these days.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

A desperation move by NBC News?

Will the President back track on his promise of further action on immigration if the GOP wins the Senate?

Is former Senator Larry Pressler surging in his Independent bid to win back his old Senate seat?

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

An inevitable outcome for the head of a once proud agency.

In the current situation, speaking out forcefully as some are demanding can only do more harm than good.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The security lapses at the Secret Service just continue to mount.

Last week’s security breach just became a lot more serious.

Apparently, the buck doesn’t stop in the Oval Office these days.

The American public’s support for the President’s war against ISIS has its limits.

The Administration’s policy in the President’s war against ISIS has no coherent plan, and that virtually guarantees escalation.

One of last members of President Obama’s original cabinet is stepping aside.

Once again, Justice Ginsburg is telling people she has no plans to resign, but her explanation is a bit different this time.

The former Virginia Senator is talking about running for President.

The war against ISIS continues to silently escalate, with little input from the people’s representatives in Congress.

The sixth year of a presidency leads to some predictable commentary (and some comparative notes).

President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS