Outside the Beltway

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

The President unveiled some incoherent ideas yesterday that have no chance of becoming law.

Republicans spent the eight years of Obama Administration railing against fiscal irresponsibility. Now that they have power, they’re the ones being fiscally irresponsible.

In addition to everything else on its plate, Congress will have to revisit raising the debt ceiling again sometime this summer.

Could Congress actually pass some form of immigration reform before the midterms? Don’t bet on it just yet.

If Congress isn’t able to reach a deal, the big problem going forward would be uncertainty.

Paul Ryan is back, and he has a plan his party ought to be paying attention to.

The main problem remains the House.

Congress is coming back to Washington and gas prices continue to rise. Expect a lot of demagoguery, but very little in the way of solutions.