Outside the Beltway

Any chance that the Affordable Care Act will be repealed died with the re-election of Barack Obama. But, there are other fights to come.

President Obama seems to have given away the store when it comes to the defense sequestration cuts.

Michele Bachmann and several other Members of Congress are engaging in the despicable tactics of Joe McCarthy.

Get ready for the battle over the Bush Tax Cuts to start up yet again.

The GOP’s arguments about the impact of ObamaCare on Medicare are dishonest and hypocritical.

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama traded barbs over the June jobs report, but neither one seems to have the answer to our problems.

If the GOP wins in November, there will be very few actual barriers in the way if they really want to repeal the PPACA.

Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.

Absent something extraordinary, it’s unlikely that the GOP will lose control of the House.

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

If the Department of Justice does not fully comply with Congressional subpoenas, then there seems to be no alternative other than holding the Attorney General in contempt.

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

Charlie Savage documents a major shift in Barack Obama’s philosophy of presidential authority.

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.

The argument over contraceptive coverage mandates has not gone well for conservatives.

The GOP Establishment is in crisis, but it has nobody to blame but itself.

A bill likely to become law in Virginia will require all women seeking abortions to undergo an invasive ultrasound examination.

Are the American people tuning out of politics altogether?

Yep, more gridlock.

The Obama Administration has halted, for the moment, a pipeline project that has become a political football.

Thanks to their own ineptitude, House Republicans suffered a big defeat this week. They totally deserved it.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has set the House GOP adrift.

Some Republicans are starting to realize just how badly the House GOP has messed up this time.

The House GOP doesn’t seem to have any idea what it’s doing right now.

Congressional Republicans got a major concession as price for averting a government shutdown: saving the incandescent light bulb, at least now.

Public opinion on the Occupy movement has turned increasingly sour.

FEMA is about to run out of money, but don’t worry your Congressman is getting his vacation time in.

With the economy at the forefront of the public’s mind, the GOP needs to be careful in its response to President Obama’s new jobs bill.

Romney’s VFW speech was filled with tropes and bromides but nothing that should raise eyebrows.

Michelle needs to stop buying shoes–but Barack’s keeping his golf clubs.

Congress is failing to complete even simple tasks thanks to a bitter partisan divide.

House Republicans are being criticized for utilizing a tactic they learned from Senate Democrats.

Once again, the debt ceiling deal is raising questions about the President’s leadership.