Outside the Beltway

The City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho will not force two Christian ministers to open their wedding chapel business to same-sex wedding ceremonies.

A collision between marriage equality and religious liberty, but it seems clear that religious liberty should win this one.

The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.

And Alaska makes 30.

In the space of one week, we’ve gone from 19 states that recognize same-sex marriage to 29. Soon, it will be 35.

Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.

While it still seems unlikely that he’ll run, Mitt Romney does seem to be leaving the door open to a third run at the White House.

Freedom Of The Press, if you can afford to pay the fee.

Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.

Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.

Just some things to consider about Common Core standards.

A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.

The House leadership elections turned out about as expected, but we may be doing this all over again in five months.

GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy of California won the vote to replace Eric Cantor as the new GOP House Majority Leader. The question is who replaces McCarthy.

A 13 month string of legal victories for marriage equality reaches Oregon.

Wisconsin recently became the third state to criminalize revenge porn. Why is it still legal in the other 47?

Once again, the Tea Party wing of the GOP is talking about taking out John Boehner.

Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl commercial ran only once, but it remains in a class by itself.

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

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

Immigration reform may be the next big battle on Capitol Hill, but it’s going to be far different from the one that just concluded.

John Boehner’s position as Speaker of the House seems quite secure.

With the House’s proposed deal reaching an impasse, the Senate is now taking center stage.

There’s no sign that the government shutdown will end any time soon.

Until this month, America was not truly a free country.

The latest House GOP pronouncements on immigration reform make it exceedingly unlikely that any bill will pass this year.

Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.

The attempted coup against John Boehner resembled something you’d see in a banana republic.

Does the public still care about the personal transgressions of politicians? The evidence seems to suggest they don’t.

As we approach the fiscal cliff, there are signs that House Republicans may not be as rigid as they were the past two years.

Utility crews from Alabama traveled to New Jersey to help get the power back on. They were turned away on account of not being unionized.

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

Technically, you don’t own your digital music files. That means you can’t transfer them to your heirs after you die.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

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