Outside the Beltway

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

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

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

For purely political reasons, the Administration is delaying the announcement of new executive action on immigration.

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

A lower court judge has upheld the Louisiana Constitution’s limitation of marriage to “one man and one woman.”

Cowardice, or politically prudent?

So far at least, there is no evidence that 2014 will be a “wave election.”

In what would be a classic bit of political irony, polling indicates that the House lawsuit against the President could make Democrats more likely to vote in November.

The GOP has a good chance of taking the Senate in 2014, but it will be by a narrow margin.

Once again, the Tea Party has gotten the best of House GOP Leadership.

The Hobby Lobby decision could end up motivating women voters to turn out to vote against Republicans in the fall.

Once again the GOP finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion.

A case out of Louisiana raises serious First Amendment issues.

The people with the biggest voices in the GOP seem to be leading it to positions that most Americans disagree with.

A New York Federal Judge has ruled that unvaccinated children can be forced to stay home during outbreaks.

It is now illegal to teach creationism as science in the United Kingdom in any school, public or private, that receives public funding.

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.

Signs continue to suggest that a GOP Senate takeover is likely.

A victory for Federalism and sanity in the War On Drugs.

Some polls aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

ATVs for liberty!

The line “don’t know much about history” comes to mind.

The Mason-Dixon Line says it starts in Maryland, but that no longer seems to be the case.

How did the west become part of the US?

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Adding paywalls isn’t stopping the decline of the newspaper industry.

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Unlike David Vitter, he didn’t break the law.

JR is from Texas wants you to know that Texas is big. No, bigger than that.

A new poll finds that people in Illinois have an accurate assessment of politics in their state.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

The votes are in. And the outcome is meaningless.

Mitch McConnell’s hopes to become Senate Majority Leader could hinge on what happens in his own state and in Georgia.

Only a tiny percentage of those in American prisons ever got a trial.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?