Outside the Beltway

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Ted Cruz is holding the Senate floor “until I can no longer speak,” but he still won’t be able to stop the Senate from going forward.

It remains to be seen whether Congressional Republicans will force a government shutdown. What’s already clear is how counterproductive it would be.

If recent history is any guide, there won’t really be a government shutdown next week. But, the zealotry of the “defund Obamacare” caucus could change everything.

Republicans reportedly have another plan to get what they want on Obamacare and other issues.

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

Ted Cruz becomes a little more honest about his plan to “defund” Obamacare.

The House is going to make it more likely that we see a government shutdown at the end of the month.

The GOP’s plan to defund reality becomes even more disconnected from reality.

The House GOP Leadership didn’t endear itself to the Tea Party today.

President Obama has decided not to enforce a law. This is most unusual and somewhat disturbing.

With more than a little hyperbole, George Will declares “Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s.”

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

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Ted Cruz is either being incredibly cynical as he deludes his fellow Republicans, or he’s living in a fantasy world.

A top Republican Senator blasts the plan by some of his colleagues to “defund” Obamacare.

Chris Christie waded into the debate going on in the GOP over foreign policy. His comments were less than helpful to say the least.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are openly disagreeing with a proposed strategy to threaten a government shutdown if Obamacare isn’t repealed.

Conservatives are doing what the criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.

Time to “pivot to the economy” again.

A new poll shows public approval for the Supreme Court nearing a all-time low.

The latest House GOP pronouncements on immigration reform make it exceedingly unlikely that any bill will pass this year.

Sarah Palin hinted about running for Senate in Alaska. Most likely, she’s once again just teasing her supporters.

Forget about the budget deficit and spending. The Tea Party apparently now considers stopping immigration reform to be its most important task.

On a slow news day, a major concession on Obamacare

An employer has scored a major victory in its fight against Obamacare’s contraceptive coverage mandate.

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Marco Rubio has suffered a reversal of fortune among Republicans thanks to his role in the immigration reform debate.

A new theory circulating on the right asserts that IRS targeting of Tea Party groups had an impact on the 2012 elections by diminish the Tea Party’s effectiveness. It’s mostly nonsense.

President Obama faces some perilous times ahead now that his Administration is under fire.