House Republicans are set to vote on a bill banning abortion in almost all cases after twenty weeks. What they can’t do is explain where the Constitution gives Congress the power to do this.
A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that the N.S.A.’s data mining program is illegal, but its ruling may not have a very big impact.
Some people in the media can’t seem to get it through their heads that speech they consider hateful is entitled to as much protection as speech that they support.
For months, Ted Cruz said the nomination of Loretta Lynch must be blocked. Then, he failed to show up when the Senate voted on her nomination.
As oral argument in the Supreme Court gets closer, a new poll finds public support for same-sex marriage at it’s highest level yet.
The scandal that will make everyone forget about Benghazi.
A bill pending in Louisiana seems likely to become the next national focus in the debate between marriage equality and claims of ‘religious freedom.’
Indiana’s RFRA will be amended to address most of the concerns of its opponents. That counts as a victory.
Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia may soon see the same battle over RFRA laws that is playing itself out in Indiana
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.
Bowe Bergdahl will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and the White House’s narrative about this release lies in tatters.
Another setback for those opposed to Voter ID laws.
The 2008 runner-up has scared off all serious challengers for 2016. Why?
Another tone deaf action from leading Republicans.
A new poll of 2016 primary voters shows that even Republicans are coming to accept that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married.
The Supreme Court says that police who have a “reasonable” misunderstanding of the law can still pull you over.
Some on the left are suggesting Democrats should write off the South for the foreseeable future, but that would be as foolish as Republicans assuming that their dominance in the region will last as long as Democratic dominance did in the century after the Civil War.
The Supreme Court is set to decide if the state can deny a license plate with the Confederate flag design because it is “offensive.”
Clearly, the Romney campaign didn’t get the point of social media.
Texas has joined with 16 other states in a lawsuit against the Obama Administration over the President’s executive action on immigration. At first glance, it doesn’t appear to have much legal merit.
Columbus, Philadelphia, or New York City (well, Brooklyn really)?
Based on the available evidence, there’s very little evidence that Voter ID laws had a significant impact on the midterm elections.
An adviser close to Hillary Clinton is talking about expanding the Electoral College map in 2016, but even without such an expansion the GOP faces an uphill battle.
The GOP is dominant in the Southern United States, but it’s unlikely to last as long as Democratic dominance of the region did.
Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Despite speculation, both Angus King and Joe Manchin will stay with the Democratic caucus. And that makes sense for both of them.
2014 was not supposed to be a wave election, but it clearly qualifies as one.
Arguably the most surprising Senate race of 2014 was in Virginia, and it’s not over yet.
Early numbers seem to suggest that it depends on which state you’re looking at.
The odds say that the GOP will end up with a Senate majority in the 114th Congress when all the votes are counted, but if it doesn’t happen then there’s likely to be quite a battle inside the GOP.
Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.
Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.
Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.
To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.
Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.
After a setback, Texas will be allowed to enforce its Voter ID law. At least for now.
In the space of one week, we’ve gone from 19 states that recognize same-sex marriage to 29. Soon, it will be 35.
A Federal Court has given legislators in Richmond a complicated job.
The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.
The death of the Tea Party is greatly exaggerated.
If the GOP wins the Senate in November, their majority could prove to be fleeting.
By failing to act, the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same-sex marriage in eleven more states.
