Outside the Beltway

Conservatives are sending a message to Senate Republicans about the vacancy on the Supreme Court, and it may require them to initiate a suicidal game plan.

With less than a week to go before voting starts, Donald Trump continues to dominate the GOP race, with Ted Cruz the only candidate even close to looking like a viable challenger.

The Director of the F.B.i. told Congress today that the San Bernardino shooters were apparently radicalized much earlier than previously believed.

Donald Trump just keeps leading in the polls, and Republicans keep arguing that it can’t last.

The 2016 election cycle is seeing “scientific” online polling become more prominent, but it’s unclear just how reliable it is.

France’s President has spent the week trying to forge and agreement on an anti-ISIS policy, but the two nations that matter the most also disagree the most.

A potentially big complication in an already complicated situation.

Disturbing reports over the weekend that American leaders may not be getting the kind of unbiased intelligence analysis about ISIS that they need to make decisions.

Even as the focus of the Presidential race shifts to national security, Donald Trump continues to lead the race.

An apparent ongoing terrorist attack in Central Africa.

France’s President blames ISIS, vows response, as death toll from Paris terror attacks stands at at least 127.

A Federal Judge has ruled that the N.S.A. metadata collection program is unconstitutional, but it’s unclear if the ruling will have much of an impact.

Republicans have apparently gone insane.

She’s where she’ belongs.

The final GDP revision for the second quarter showed the economy grew at a nearly four percent rate.

Ohio Governor John Kasich looks good on paper, but his campaign seems as though it’s unlikely to get out of the starting gate.

Depending on who you listen to, it’s either peace in our time or an epic catastrophe.

A new polls seems to show that Republicans are still clinging to their opposition to marriage equality in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell.

The events of the past two weeks could allow the Republican Party to move forward.

The Confederate battle flag is suddenly toxic.

The Clinton Foundation’s foreign donations continue to be a problem for the Clinton campaign, and the story isn’t likely to go away any time soon.

Another poll shows that Republicans are largely out of step with public opinion on the question of whether businesses should be free to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

A series of mini-scandals point to the conflicts of interest around the Clintons.

A new report ties undisclosed donations to the Clinton Foundation to a Russian company’s acquisition of controlling interest in a major uranium mining company.

A new poll suggests that the American public does not support laws that give religious exemptions to businesses that want to discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

Pope Francis says he expects to serve only a short period and plans to follow his predecessor’s example of retiring rather than waiting to die in office.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is apparently realizing that speaking to Congress may not be a good idea after all.

At least 11 are dead and 10 wounded in an attack on free expression.

There’s not a whole lot the United States can do to respond effectively and proportionally to North Korea’s hacking attack against Sony.

A day of terror at a school in Pakistan.

Black Friday chaos has crossed the pond.

Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.

Yahoo has given a click-bait headline to a Reuters report, “Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early.”

Sweden is set to recognize Palestine as an independent state.

Corporal Jordan Spears died in a V-22 accident in operations against the Islamic State.

The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS