Outside the Beltway

Judge Sumi’s TROs arise from a veritable cornucopia of error.

For the past day or so, America’s fighting men have been pawns in a cynical political game.

The war on childhood fun reaches the East Coast.

There are still three days left, but it’s looking less and less likely that a budget deal will be reached in time to avoid a government shutdown.

Paul Ryan unveiled an ambitious plan to cut the deficit today. The question is whether it will be the beginning of a debate, or an opportunity for Democratic demagoguery

Can a candidate appealing enough to the base to win the Republican nomination beat Obama?

The story that GE paid zero taxes last year despite mega-billion dollar profits is completely untrue.

House Republicans engaged in a publicity stunt on Friday that displayed a profound misunderstanding of how government actually works in the United States.

Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is running for president.

The Federal Government has filed its response to Virginia’s request for an expedited review of Virginia v. Sebelius, and they’ve got an compelling argument against rushing things.

Was the GOP’s maneuver legit? And what’s next?

The Dalai Lama will give up his political role in the Tibetan government-in-exile and shift that power to an elected representative.

Wisconsin Republicans stripped state employees of collective bargaining rights without the Democratic senators who fled the state to prevent a quorum.

Illinois became the 16th state to abolish capital punishment today. That’s far too few.

An Alabama legislator wants to ban the use of Islamic law in the state’s courts — just in case Muslims take over.

The Supreme Court rules that “offensiveness” does not trump the First Amendment. And they’re right.

The most likely cuts in federal spending are likely to actually increase the deficit over time.

The fight over Federal funding for Planned Parenthood seems to be about much more than whether taxpayer dollars should be going to Planned Parenthood.

Yet again: to the Commerce Clause!

Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.

President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of the Defense Of Marriage Act on appeal was a proper and appropriate exercise of his authority as President Of The United States.

A former Democratic state attorney general thinks Wisconsin’s Republican governor may have violated state ethics laws while on a prank phone call.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker did not campaign on the union-busting package he’s proposing now.

Federal laws designed to protect unions add yet another wrinkle to the Wisconsin standoff.

There are a lot of issues on the table, so to speak, in the WI situation. Here I try to entangle them a bit.

A commenter asks, “Why does Wisconsin have a quorum rule if not for situations like this?”

Neither side is covering themselves in glory in the battle over the Badger State budget.

The success of Christian conservatives in blocking efforts to legalize Sunday alcohol sales in Georgia demonstrates why concentrating solely on national politics is a mistake.

We need to remember who actually sets the budget and, further, who is ultimtately responsible for the behavior of politicians.