Outside the Beltway

The Pentagon is recalling up to 300,000 furloughed civilian employees on the same day that Congress voted to pay all furloughed employees when the government reopens.

Who should qualify as a “journalist” for purposes of a “Shield Law?”

President Obama has decided not to enforce a law. This is most unusual and somewhat disturbing.

Prism ain’t got nothin’ on the Hemisphere Project.

Reports of the death of the Voting Rights Act have been greatly exaggerated.

Until this year, being gay could get you kicked out of the military. Now, it comes with perks.

The Attorney General wants to fight the war on drugs less stupidly.

In the end, it doesn’t appear that the Boston Marathon bombings could have been prevented by law enforcement.

Conservatives are doing what the criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.

How can anyone possibly support the death penalty?

President Obama has once again weighed in on the Trayvon Martin case in a personal manner.

Evidence that George Zimmerman acted out of racial bias is completely lacking, which means the Federal Government should stay out of this case entirely.

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

Every piece of mail you send and receive is being logged by the Postal Service.

Lois Lerner is likely headed back to Congress over the largely phony charge that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights.

An employer has scored a major victory in its fight against Obamacare’s contraceptive coverage mandate.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has wasted no time issuing a full-throated statement endorsing today’s DOMA ruling

Effective immediately, Texans will have to show photo identification to vote.

The Supreme Court today struck down the most controversial part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A major Constitutional ruling from the Supreme Court.

Despite an extradition request from the United States, Edward Snowden left Hong Kong overnight on a flight to Moscow and parts unknown.

NSA Metadata coming to a courtroom near you?

Not surprisingly, Edward Snowden has been formally charged in connection with the leak of classified NSA documents.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.

President Obama’s poll numbers seem to be suffering under the weight of nearly two months of scandals and/ media attention.

Did President Obama’s comments about taking a tough stand on military sexual assault constitute “undue influence” on specific cases? One military judge says that they did.

Outrage over leaks like those that Edward Snowden makes doesn’t exist when its politicians doing the leaking.

One Congressman thinks it would be a good idea to treat journalists as criminals.

Exploring data from 33 years’ of FISA reports to Congress

The ACLU is suing over the NSA’s data mining. Does it really have a chance?

The Administration has accepted reality in its fight against a ruling that made the “morning after” pill available regardless of age.

Will voters care about the revelations about NSA data mining? Signs point to no.

The government has your cell phone and credit card records. What can they do with that information?

The NSA’s data mining project is about more than just subpoenas for cell phone records.

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

Eric Holder’s testimony before Congress is leading to accusations of perjury, but the argument that he did so seem pretty weak.

Once again, national security wins and privacy loses.

Republicans should reject the calls to call for a Special Prosecutor to investigate the unfolding scandals in Washington.

Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?

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