Outside the Beltway

Nobody has moved a piece yet, but the outcome of the Obamacare battle in the Senate seems foreordained.

Not surprisingly, Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle are lining up behind the President in the debate over Syria.

There seems to be a divide developing between Republican leadership and the Tea Party over the idea of shutting the government down over Obamacare.

The president’s 2008 rival has gone from bitter foe to go-to deal broker.

Time to “pivot to the economy” again.

Some interesting taking of sides is already taking place in the GOP Senate race in Wyoming.

There are over 1,000 Executive Branch positions requiring Senate approval. That seems excessive.

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

The GOP’s chances to take over the Senate became much better over the weekend.

Harry Reid is supposedly making another run at filibuster reform.

There seem to be some signs that defense hawks in the GOP are concerned about Rand Paul’s growing popularity in the party.

Does it matter if political leaders like each other on some personal level? Sometimes it does.

Filling normal vacancies on the bench is not “packing the court.”

What happened at the IRS looks a lot more like deliberate political bias than simple incompetence.

The Eats, Shoots, and Leaves Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Mother Jones’s recording of a secret McConnell campaign strategy meeting is much less than meets the eye.

The GOP’s decision to filibuster the Senate Gun Control Bill doesn’t make a lot of political sense.

The odds for a party switch in the House of Representatives remain quite low.

The Judicial Confirmation process needs to be fixed.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

t’s been more than two-and-a half years since the United States passed major legislation.

The sequestration cuts are fast approaching, and the political battle is continuing.

Once again, the filibuster survives. Nobody should be surprised.

Once again, Harry Reid is pursuing a far less ambitious filibuster reform package than originally threatened.

Our politicians have averted an artificial crisis of their own making. The next one’s in two months.

An attempt to declare the filibuster unconstitutional has ended in failure.

Actress Ashley Judd is reportedly considering a run for the United States Senate.

With just about a month to go before we hit the “Fiscal Cliff.” things don’t look good at all.

Obama thinks he has a mandate to raise taxes on high earners. Republicans think they have a mandate to stop him.