Outside the Beltway

We federal civil servants are apparently in for a backdoor pay raise.

The people with the biggest voices in the GOP seem to be leading it to positions that most Americans disagree with.

Economic growth in the first quarter was so weak, we nearly fell into a recession.

Purity for profit on display.

The current Congress is on pace to pass fewer laws and bills than any since the end of World War II. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Don’t expect much out of Congress for the rest of 2014, or for the two years after that either.

Some good news, but also plenty of reason to worry about the future.

The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

The prospect of Congressional action on immigration before the midterms just got a whole lot less likely.

Are these four men our last, best hope for a deal that will end the shutdown and avoid breaching the debt ceiling?

Conservatives gathered on the National Mall today to protest the closure of memorials, but their message seems really intended for Republicans in Congress to not back down.

There’s no denying it now. The GOP is being harmed by the events in Washington far more than the President and Democrats in general.

To borrow a phrase from Stephen Colbert, if you want to understand how Congress works, you better know a District.

Ted Cruz wants his fellow Republicans to follow him down the rabbit hole again.

Would conservatives learn a lesson if they got everything they wanted in 2016?

The architect of President Obama’s re-election campaign is going to work for the Tories.

Apparently, there was a culture clash at the Grey Lady.

The Defense Department will freeze promotions, cut workers, and suspend training in the face of across-the-board funding cuts.

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

A new theory circulating on the right asserts that IRS targeting of Tea Party groups had an impact on the 2012 elections by diminish the Tea Party’s effectiveness. It’s mostly nonsense.

Scientists have known for years that large quantities of supplemental vitamins can be quite harmful. Yet, the FDA is prohibited by law from telling the public.

The Obama Administration’s aggressive pursuit of leaks is threatening freedom of the press.

The April Jobs Report was good, but not exactly anything to write home about.

A new GOP would make it very difficult to get a good read on the state of the nation’s economy.

The economy grew in the first quarter of 2013, but the numbers were far from impressive.

The Senate moved last night to end the airport delays caused by furloughing air traffic controllers.

Airport delays are the latest example of targeting sequestration cuts where the taxpayer will feel them most.

The GOP’s public image continues to be bad and there seems to be little sign that they’re doing anything to change that.

A positive political climate for immigration reform.

January’s Jobs Report wasn’t much to write home about

Some surprisingly bad economic news

A new poll finds strong support for raising taxes on other people and staunch opposition to cutting programs that benefit themselves.