Outside the Beltway

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is out as head of the Democratic National Committee after the release of a trove of embarrassing emails.

One down. How many more to go?

A treasure trove of documents from a law firm in Panama could prove problematic for a large group of international leaders.

A Federal Judge has ruled that the N.S.A. metadata collection program is unconstitutional, but it’s unclear if the ruling will have much of an impact.

What will likely be the apex of the House Select Committee’s investigation of the Benghazi attack begins and ends today with the testimony of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Was this simply ordinary intelligence collection? Or something more insidious?

Like most Republicans, Jeb Bush either fails or refuses to recognize what an utter, unjustifiable disaster his brother’s decision to invade Iraq actually was.

Director of National Intelligence now tells Congress that he testified falsely about NSA spying because he forgot the program existed.

A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that the N.S.A.’s data mining program is illegal, but its ruling may not have a very big impact.

The former CIA Director received no jail time and a nuisance-level fine in exchange for a guilty plea to espionage charges.

Yet another probable rift between the U.S. and Israel over Iran.

Benjamin Netanyahu is trailing in the final polls leading to Tuesday’s election, but he still may be able to form the coalition needed to stay in power.

David Petraeus provided highly classified secrets to his mistress. Will he be charged?

The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.

A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.

We appear to be just days away from an announcement from the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting, and the consensus seems to be that there will be no indictment at all.

Republicans don’t really have many options if the President pulls the trigger on immigration reform via executive action.

Despite the conciliatory language after Tuesday, it’s unlikely that much will change in Washington in the next two years.

Reports from the Justice Department seem to be laying the groundwork for more disappointment for those hoping for charges against Officer Darren Wilson.

What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.

If you live in Russia, you’re getting a different version of the story of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

The US intelligence community is gambling that it can be more efficient through a public-private partnership than going it alone.

The NSA and FBI are doing more spy stuff.

As a legal matter, the new allegations against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker don’t amount to much. But, will they impact his bid for re-election.

Trying to make some sense out of a week of outrage.

The Supreme Court rejected another opportunity to clarify Federal Law on testimonial immunity for journalists.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, the Washington Post and the Guardian are Pulitzer Prize winners.

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

John Boehner explains quite succinctly why nothing big is getting done in Congress.

The “paper of record” joins the call for some kind of deal with Edward Snowden.

In a new interview, Edward Snowden explains his motives for absconding from the country with NSA secrets.

A potentially big legal setback for a big National Security Agency program.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander really doesn’t like the idea of a free press.

The iconic football program built by the legendary Eddie Robinson, is now a sad disgrace.

So much for the most transparent Administration in history.

The Finding Nemo Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Raymond Pritchett longs for the good old days of Tom Donilan, Hillary Clinton, and Leon Panetta.

Everyone knew the Fukushima disaster was bad. We likely underestimated how bad.

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn is the latest conservative to endorse the foolish idea of a Constitutional Convention.

CNN reports that CIA is going to great lengths to keep operatives from talking about what happened at Benghazi.

Bradley Manning was acquitted of the most serious charge against him, but is still likely to spend most of his life in prison.

Once again, a Federal Court rules that the First Amendment rules does not protect a reporter from being compelled to reveal sources or the results of an investigation.

The blowback from yesterday’s revelations about U.S. surveillance on European allies continues.

The latest NSA leaks are likely to prove to be diplomatically embarrassing.