Outside the Beltway

In response to questions from reporters, Donald Trump suggested that Ted Cruz’s Canadian birth could pose problems for the GOP if Cruz won the party’s nomination.

The people who believe there is a ‘War On Christmas” tend to be the same ones who hold to the largely false idea that their religious beliefs are under assault due to a “culture war.”

The first post-debate polls of the GOP race have more good news for Donald Trump.

Marco Rubio has been getting a lot of love lately from both conservatives and so-called ‘establishment’ Republicans, but his seemingly meager ground game in early states is raising doubts about his campaign.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have mostly avoided attacking each other, but if the polls are any indication that detente may be about to come to an end in the Hawkeye State.

In the news from the campaign trail and in the polls, there are clear signs that Ben Carson’s days as a top contender in the GOP Presidential race are coming to an end.

Even as the focus of the Presidential race shifts to national security, Donald Trump continues to lead the race.

Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee recently kept company with a very disturbing religious leader.

Donald Trump’s latest tirade has led to another round of speculation as to whether or not he’s ‘gone too far’ and reached the beginning of the end of his campaign. Don’t count on it.

One unqualified outsider with a history of saying outrageous things replaces another unqualified outsider with a history of saying outrageous things, at least according to yet another new poll.

Two new Iowa polls show Ben Carson passing Donald Trump in the Hawkeye State, but that’s not necessarily good news for Republicans.

Two candidates with no political experienced whatsoever are tied in Iowa as Republican voters continue to reject anyone with political experience.

The first of a series of polls in anticipation of next week’s debate shows Donald Trump still at the top, with a surprise coming out of Ohio.

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

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for the anti-immigrant Frankenstein in their midst.

Chris Christie is in the race for the Republican nomination, but it’s tough to see how he has a plausible path to relevance.

Americans are growing more tolerant of gays and gay marriage, with irrelevant exceptions.

Thwarted by the legislature, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal used his executive power to take action that seems directed more toward evangelicals in Iowa than anything happening in his home state.

A new survey shows that Americans are becoming less Christian, and less religious overall.

Break out the sweater vests, Rick Santorum is getting ready to enter the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

Mike Huckabee’s back, but the 2008 magic is gone.

Another poll shows that Republicans are largely out of step with public opinion on the question of whether businesses should be free to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

Ted Cruz and Steve King think the Court should be prevented from hearing any case involving same-sex marriage. Because they know they’re losing.

Some Republicans are trying to move their party in the right direction on marriage equality, but it’s unclear if they will succeed in the short term.

Rand Paul has been cozying up to social conservatives lately, but he risks alienating the people most likely to support his campaign for the White House.

Judging by recent polling, the President’s executive action has hardened GOP opposition to immigration reform, making progress on the issue going forward much less likely.

Mike Huckabee seems to be making the moves necessary to run for President again, For reasons only he can understand.

It would appear that someone needs to introduce the Air Force to Article VI of the Constitution.

Later today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order barring Federal Contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation. But that’s not even the most controversial part for some conservatives.

The line “don’t know much about history” comes to mind.

What could possibly go wrong?

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

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

Justice Ginsburg made some interesting comments about Roe v. Wade recently. Could they be a signal about where the Court is headed on gay marriage?

The Republican field for 2016 is more wide open than any we’ve seen in a long time.

The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.

Ross Douthat says American women should stop being decadent and have more babies, explaining that raising children is easier than it used to be, so there’s really no excuse for women to be so selfish.

Republican opposition to same-sex marriage is costing it yet another demographic group.

Republicans are starting to talk about immigration reform, but do they really mean it?

More griping about poor analysis.

America’s Protestants are dying off and being replaced by non-believers.

Let’s take a trip back in time to see what some conservatives thought 2012 would look like if Barack Obama were elected President.

Mitt Romney still has problems with Southern whites that could pose problems for him in states like Virginia and North Carolina.

Another platform controversy?

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