Outside the Beltway

President Obama has appointed an “Ebola Czar,” but it’s unclear why we need one when there are already people who are supposed to be in charge of the Ebola response.

More Ebola news that could have a negative impact on public opinion.

The Roberts court has been very good on First Amendment issues, but it needs to address the First Amendment issue right outside its front windows.

We’ve become aware of failures in how we’ve handled the Ebola situation. The response is to figure out what went wrong and do our best to fix it, not to panic.

After a setback, Texas will be allowed to enforce its Voter ID law. At least for now.

Mitt Romney 2016? Not as far as his wife is concerned.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

Bill Scher examines “How Republicans Lost the Culture War.”

If the GOP wins the Senate in November, their majority could prove to be fleeting.

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

While the battle for the Senate remains up in the air, the Republican majority in the House remains secure.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

If Republicans win the Senate, what we’ve seen for the past three years could end up seeming tame by comparison.

A trial court judge in Tennessee is the first jurist since the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage

It’s hard for a party to win four straight presidential elections. The Democrats may pull it off.

Once something that generally benefited Republicans, social issues are now becoming a wedge issue for Democrats.

For a party that says its not interested in impeachment, the GOP sure keeps bringing it up.

The usual suspects are blocking any action at all on the border crisis.

Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.

Once again the GOP finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion.

Led by Speaker John Boehner, Republican leaders are trying to placate calls for impeachment.

‘The Decision’ is undecided.

The Supreme Court’s next term doesn’t start for three months, but it’s becoming clear that the Justices will have to deal with marriage equality when it does.

The sad truth is that the bipartisanship that led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 no longer exists today.

Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.

A clash over Separation Of Power and the Imperial Presidency, coming soon to a Federal District Court in Washington, D.C.

The House leadership elections turned out about as expected, but we may be doing this all over again in five months.

GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy of California won the vote to replace Eric Cantor as the new GOP House Majority Leader. The question is who replaces McCarthy.

A hopeful First Amendment decision from the Supreme Court.

Obsessing over what a politician believed in the past accomplishes nothing.

Get ready for a big GOP Leadership fight in the House.

An unknown Tea Party candidate unexpectedly beat the House Leader in today’s GOP primary.

A turning point in public opinion?

Strange goings on in Ohio.

It’s that time of year again.

Pseudoscience and hysteria have damaged public health.