Outside the Beltway

Another legal victory for marriage equality.

It’s a bit too early for Republicans to be celebrating that Senate majority that so many people are predicting.

Once again, the Obama Administration punts on the Keystone XL Pipeline.

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

The Sunbelt continues to dominate.

The Supreme Court may have just given a boost to those who want to subject online sales to the same sales taxes as in-person sales.

And Republicans wonder why they have problems with minority voters.

The Senate passed an immigration reform bill today, but it’s not going to go anywhere.

POLITICO is joining the stampede toward metered paywalls. In a twist, it will remain free in regions where it’s most popular.

The world oil markets aren’t too far away from being hit by the shock of massively increased demand from China. Somehow, we’ll have to adapt.

The Senate’s rejection of the Manchin/Toomey background checks bill isn’t particularly outraging the general public, according to a new poll.

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

If you want to understand contemporary politics, the last thing you should do is reference an Andrew Sorkin project.

About 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer and nearly 600,000 have “megacommutes” of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles.

Last January 1, some of us made a series of predictions. Here’s how we did.

There’s been a bit of buzz of late about the fact that people in several states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. There shouldn’t be.

Mitt Romney wasn’t a perfect candidate, but he was much better than most of the 2012 Republican field.

The impact of outside spending on the election turned out to be far less consequential than many had feared.

The GOP’s hopes of taking over the Senate in 2012 have all but slipped away, but there is another option.

OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

The new Red Dawn promises to be even sillier than the first.

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.

Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, what happens to his delegates?

When will Santorum bow to the inevitable?

The cause of the pain you’re feeling at the pump has little to do with domestic energy policy.

Mitt Romney is likely to put considerable distance between himself and his opponents tomorrow.