Outside the Beltway

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

Questions about why the Obama administration pretended the attacks on our Embassy in Libya were a spontaneous reaction to a video rather than a coordinated terrorist attack are gaining steam.

The arguments of the people claiming that every single poll showing Mitt Romney is unfairly biased do not stand up to scrutiny.

Secret surveillance of American citizens has dramatically increased under the Obama Administration.

So, it’s been a quarter of a century since “Star Trek: The Next Generation” made its debut. As if I didn’t feel old already.

In order to win, Mitt Romney needs the support of a large segment of the 47% of the populace he wrote off back in May.

The President’s poll lead has shrunk, but there are still signs of trouble for Mitt Romney.

Several recent polls suggest that Mitt Romney is losing the advantage he had over the President on economic issues.

Romney supporters seem to want to paint Obama as Carter. This is unlikely to help.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

Senator Rand Paul suggests the GOP may want to reconsider its foreign policy aggressiveness.

Once again, a Presidential election could be decided by the Buckeye State.

The political convention we know is a 19th Century relic. It’s time to modernize it and make it a lot shorter.

A true pioneer passed away today.

The fallout from Todd Akin’s rape comments on Sunday has exposed a rift in the Republican Party.

Mitt Romney says his joke that “No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate” wasn’t a swipe at the president and once again declared “There’s no question about where [Obama] was born.”

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

The Romney/Ryan ticket has gained grown in Wisconsin and Florida, and is steady in Ohio, but they’ve got a Medicare problem.

A corner has ruled the death of a handcuffed man in the back of a Jonesboro, AR police cruiser was a suicide. Needless to say, questions remain.

President Obama issued a warning to Syria today over its chemical weapons stockpiles.

Yesterday it became clear that the Presidential campaign is headed into the mud.

President Obama still has the advantage in the battleground states.

Romney’s new ad on a ruling issued by HHS on welfare-to-work requirements doesn’t pass the smell test.

A Pro-Obama SuperPAC is out with what may be the most despicable ad so far this election cycle.

Three new polls show President Obama leading in three key battleground states.