Outside the Beltway

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

Mitt Romney decided not to run in 2016 but he’s very much in the race.

After months of “not running,” Jeb Bush will formally enter the Presidential race on June 15th.

The FCC appears set to “encourage” telephone companies to install robocall blocking technology. Pollsters are panicking.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have done quite well for themselves of the speaking circuit.

George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.

For reasons only he can understand. South Carolina’s senior Senator will be entering the race for the White House early next month.

The just-concluded British General Election was also a clash between two former top advisers to President Obama.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Carly Fiorina, who flopped at Hewlett-Packard and in her lone previous political campaign, wants to be the leader of the free world.

Even for political junkies, the thrill seems to be gone.

It’s time for another White House Correspondent’s Dinner, and it’s going to be just as atrocious as the last one. But, the dinner isn’t the real problem.

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.

Not surprisingly, the Select Committee established by House Republicans to investigate something that has already been investigated multiple times, will be in operation well into the Presidential Election season.

To the surprise of few, Hillary Clinton is running for President

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

Hillary Clinton addressed the week-long email controversy, but her explanations only raised new questions.

Senate Republicans have done more harm to the goal of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons than they have done good.

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

Rand Paul is carrying on a family tradition, winning the CPAC straw poll won many times by his father Ron.

Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.

Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.

With no real opponents in the race for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has no reason to rush getting into the race.

For some reason, Republicans want to change filibuster rules even though it’s unclear that they’ll still hold the Senate after 2016.

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

You come at the king, you best not miss.

The GOP Senate Caucus seems to be split on whether or not to reinstate the filibuster for Presidential and Judicial appointments.

Some on the right are suggesting that Congress retaliate against the President’s executive action on immigration by refusing to invite him to give the State Of The Union Address.

After a disastrous campaign in 2012, Texas Governor Rick Perry appears to be gearing up for a new run for the White House in 2016, but questions remain.

The Office of Legal Counsel told the president Wednesday he couldn’t do what he did on Thursday.

Some of his party’s leaders want the president to save them.

A Presidential candidate’s health and fitness for office are legitimate issues. When it comes to bringing up Hillary Clinton’s age in the context of 2016,, though, Republicans need to proceed with caution.

Dana Milbank (“Obama’s big immigration mistake”) thinks so.

The party’s loss of Senate control has basically sealed Landrieu’s fate.

At this rate, it’s unlikely the House will file any kind of lawsuit against President Obama until 2015, assuming it ever files anything.

Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.

A travel ban sounds like a simple solution to a complex problem. Like most simple solutions, though, it becomes far less appealing when you think about the details.

The idea that the N.F.L. “doesn’t pay taxes” is largely false.

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

The TSA is up to its usual shenanigans.

After 200 years, Francis Scott Key’s most famous work may have outlived its usefulness..