Outside the Beltway

From Massachusetts, a ruling that might make little sense to the lay person but which seems to be right on the law.

The string of victories for same-sex marriage continues as a Federal Judge rules that the Commonwealth of Kentucky must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

Going after Hillary Clinton by attacking her husband won’t work.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

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

A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Fourth time’s the charm? Probably not.

No person has been elected Senator in a second state after serving as Senator in another, but Scott Brown seems set to give it a try.

Some 2000 veterans of World War II were lobotomized by the VA. That’s awful but not outrageous.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts has promised to serve her entire six-year term.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

As expected, the enrollment numbers for Obamacare are far below where they were expected to be.

Things don’t seem to be going well for the Affordable Care Act.

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

Legislation to ban discrimination in employment against gays and lesbians is set to make major gains in the Senate.

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

Chris Christie’s decision to take a tactical retreat on the issue of same-sex marriage raises some interesting questions for 2016.

To borrow a phrase from Stephen Colbert, if you want to understand how Congress works, you better know a District.

Score one for Team Bush?

Bradley Manning’s announcement that she wishes to begin living life as a woman poses some interesting legal questions.

A major ruling on recognition of same-sex marriages out of Ohio.

The high cost of raising children is making it difficult for many Americans to have multiple children.

The Senate may be headed for an historic confrontation today if an 11th hour deal isn’t reached.

The marriage equality battle is entering its next phase.

Is 2013 the year of second acts in American politics? Eliot Spitzer seems to be the latest disgraced politician to hope that it is.

People are looking to New Jersey as the next same-sex marriage battleground, but it’s not going to be an easy fight.

The Supreme Court’s handling of standing in the two same-sex marriage cases likely seems contradictory to many outside observers.

The GOP seems to be making the same mistakes that led to defeat in 2012.

Jay Stanley and Ben Wizner, privacy experts at the ACLU, argue that metadata is more sensitive than we think.

As of today, John Dingell has been a Member of Congress for 20,997 days, a new record. That’s not something to celebrate.