Outside the Beltway

The president’s 2008 rival has gone from bitter foe to go-to deal broker.

There are over 1,000 Executive Branch positions requiring Senate approval. That seems excessive.

Once again, the threat of the “nuclear option” appears to have had less megatonnage than some expected and others hoped.

The Senate may be headed for an historic confrontation today if an 11th hour deal isn’t reached.

The president says we should honor Trayvon Martin by preventing similar tragedies in the future.

Harry Reid is supposedly making another run at filibuster reform.

CNN is reviving the Crossfire shoutfest with Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, and Van Jones as hosts.

President Obama threw down a gauntlet today in the form of a trio of Judicial nominations.

There’s bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill that they don’t want to participate in ObamaCare.

Another Senator wants to delay immigration reform because of the attacks in Boston.

The prospects for gun control appear to be dimming.

The GOP’s decision to filibuster the Senate Gun Control Bill doesn’t make a lot of political sense.

The Judicial Confirmation process needs to be fixed.

President Obama’s job approval numbers have fallen off from their post-election highs. But, does it matter?

Mr. Paul Goes To Washington.

The Hagel confirmation, like Obama’s election, was big news to some avid news consumers.

For the moment, Republicans appear to be blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense but they don’t seem to know why they’re doing it.

Republicans continue to fight over their party’s future.

Once again, the filibuster survives. Nobody should be surprised.

Once again, Harry Reid is pursuing a far less ambitious filibuster reform package than originally threatened.

The Head Of The Class Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Looking at the data? Not very.

Despite the push it’s likely to receive, most of President Obama’s gun control proposals will barely even see the light of day in Congress.

Based on the polls, the odds of some changes to America’s gun control laws will become law. It’s unlikely they’ll accomplish anything, though.

Welcome to the latest crazy scheme to avoid reality.

The Speaker’s version of what went down during the negotiations does not make the Speaker look good.

Apparently, John Boehner was somewhat displeased with the negotiating process.

The Tea Party guys had a bad year.