Outside the Beltway

Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.

Some Republicans are trying to move their party in the right direction on marriage equality, but it’s unclear if they will succeed in the short term.

The devil is in the details of what the legislature passes, but Indiana’s Governor has essentially conceded defeat in the battle over his state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law.

Trevor Noah will be the next host of The Daily Show. Who’s Trevor Noah? Exactly.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is getting ready to jump into the race for President, but he has an uphill fight ahead of him.

The Republican frontrunner claims he doesn’t read America’s most important newspaper.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

Two weeks after the email story broke, there’s no sign that Hillary Clinton is losing ground in the 2016 race.

February’s jobs report came in stronger than analysts expected, but wage growth remains stubbornly stagnant.

Hillary Clinton’s use of email while Secretary of State pretty much violated every Federal law and regulation on the issue.

Leonard Nimoy, the actor who became a household name as Mr. Spock with the “Star Trek” television series and movies, has died at 83.

By inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress, Republicans are damaging the U.S. relationship with Israel.

The State Of The Union Address was more of the same, and the same will be true of Washington going forward.

Their editor and nine colleagues dead, their offices destroyed, the newspaper is not missing a beat.

David Petraeus provided highly classified secrets to his mistress. Will he be charged?

December’s jobs growth numbers were very good, but the numbers below the headlines show that there’s still work to be done.

A man best known, perhaps, for what he didn’t do, has passed away

The Commerce Department had a Christmas present for investors, businesses, and consumers today.

President Obama criticized Sony for backing down, and said that the U.S. would respond to North Korea’s cyber attack “at a place and time we choose,”

With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.

Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.

Sony is warning the press not to publish material leaked by hackers, but it doesn’t have much of a legal leg to stand on.

The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.

Judging by recent polling, the President’s executive action has hardened GOP opposition to immigration reform, making progress on the issue going forward much less likely.

A dark and regrettable time in American history is finally seeing the light of day.

The GOP donor class would like the 2016 race to be short and sweet, but that’s unlikely to happen.

Many have suggested that prosecution of cases involving police misconduct should be handled by prosecutors who don’t work with local police departments on a regular basis. They’re right.

Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.

Michael Brown’s stepfather made incendiary comments in the wake of the Grand Jury announcement, but they do not amount to a crime.

Next week, the Supreme Court will be asked to determine the line between free speech online and criminal threats

A not unexpected decision from the Grand Jury that investigated the Michael Brown shooting.

A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.

Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.

You thought the American combat role in Afghanistan would end on December 31st? Think again.

The White House is now leaking out details of what seems like an inevitable decision by the President. How it plays out politically, though, is the big question.

There’s not much good news in the initial review of September’s fence jumping incident at the White House.

Vatican politics is older than American politics, and can be just as entertaining.

Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.

Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.