Outside the Beltway

Congress appears to be moving closer to a budget deal even as the President tries to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing.

A new poll indicates that most Americans support a DACA deal, but don’t think it should be linked to measures to avoid a government shutdown.

With Republicans fully in control in Washington, their concerns about the budget deficit seem to have disappeared.

Congress seems no closer to a DACA deal than they were in January.

After an extended break for the Republican retreat, Congress heads back to work today with just three days before a possible government shutdown.

After spending much of 2017 trying to do it, Republicans are giving up on any effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act before the midterms.

The current budget deal expires in six days and Congress doesn’t seem to know what it’s going to do about it.

The White House’s immigration plan is facing opposition in both chambers of Congress from moderate and conservative Republicans alike.

The prospects for a deal in Congress on DACA are starting to look grim.

And a little Electoral College for good measure.

This is not unreasonable.

Getting to a DACA deal isn’t going to be easy.

Another win for forces fighting partisan Gerrymandering.

While final votes remain to be taken, the Federal Government shutdown effectively ended this afternoon with an overwhelming bipartisan vote to reopen the government, combined with a commitment from Republicans to consider a DACA bill over the next three weeks. What happens next, though, is entirely uncertain.

With just hours to go, it seems increasingly unlikely that the Senate can reach a deal to keep the government open.

With less than two days to go, the prospects for Congress finding a way to prevent a government shutdown aren’t looking good.

A group of 21 states has filed a petition to review the F.C.C.’s recent net neutrality rule changes, but it faces an uncertain future.

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

Controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio is running for Senate in Arizona.

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

Federal Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski is resigning immediately after a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.

As expected, Minnesota’s Governor has named his Lt. Governor to replace Al Franken in the Senate.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case dealing with political Gerrymandering.

Another one bites the dust.

After a long wait, gays and lesbians in Australia have achieved marriage equality.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

With time running out in the year, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that the Senate GOP will be able to meet its deadlines on passing a tax reform bill.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

For some reason, Senate Republicans want to attach a bad health care reform idea onto an already controversial tax reform bill.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

Notwithstanding overwhelming public support, Congress is not moving forward on a proposal to ban bump stocks.

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

One of the few Republicans willing to speak out against Donald Trump is retiring at the end of his current term.

After initially signaling support for a bill banning ‘bump stocks,’ Republicans in Congress now appear to be hoping someone else will act for them.

At least for now, Republicans seem to be giving up on repealing and replacing the PPACA. That’s not going to make the base happy.

Republicans finally unveiled the outlines of a tax reform package yesterday, but the devil is in the still to be determined details.

What was essentially the final effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is officially dead.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

The GOP’s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act appears to suffer a fatal blow as Senator John McCain announced his opposition to what is the last gasp of that effort in the Senate.

Sean Spicer now says he regrets the lies that defined his time at the White House.

Senate Republicans are considering one more last-ditch effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans will introduce a tax package by the end of the month, but whether they can actually pass anything is another question entirely.