Outside the Beltway

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

And Pennsylvania makes it 19.

Not surprisingly, Russia’s acquisition of Crimea comes with quite a potential bonanza in natural resources.

New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.

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

Gizmodo’s Brian Barrett explains “Why the South Fell Apart in the Snow.”

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

The state where the same-sex marriage battle began is just days away from legalizing same-sex marriage.

The battle for marriage equality has scored a number of victories in a short period of time, but that’s about to change.

The news that Obama aides discussed a change to the 2012 ticket is part of the latest Halperin/Heilemann campaign history.

Portland, Maine seems to about to make some progress in the fight against dumb laws.

Are these four men our last, best hope for a deal that will end the shutdown and avoid breaching the debt ceiling?

Harry and Mitch to the rescue?

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

A Colorado 6-year-old with a penis has successfully sued for the right to use the girls’ restroom.

The United States is as politically polarized as it was in 1865.

The Senate moved last night to end the airport delays caused by furloughing air traffic controllers.

The days of tax-free online shopping are coming to an end.

The odds that any of the Senators who voted no on Manchin/Toomey will pay a political price for doing so is low.

The Judicial Confirmation process needs to be fixed.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul won a completely meaningless straw poll.

Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy