Outside the Beltway

For the fourth time in 30 years, an American President spoke at Normandy to honor a day of sacrifice and triumph.

Contrary to the oft-repeated slogan, the United States has negotiated with terrorists before. And we will do it again.

Eric Shinseki resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs this morning, to the surprise of absolutely nobody.

An award for breaking a campaign promise.

Romney 2016? Anything’s possible, but probably not.

What could possibly go wrong?

At least on Capitol Hill, the political middle is dead and buried.

Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War hero and one-term US Senator from Alabama, has died. He was 89.

Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.

The votes are in. And the outcome is meaningless.

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

Tan, rested, ready, Biden in 2016?

The President’s sixth State Of The Union Address was fairly low-key.

Conor Friedersdorf turns the oft-asked question on its head.

Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman succeeds Chuck Hagel.

There are more self-identified Independents in the country than at any time in the past two decades, according to a new Gallup poll. And it’s mostly at the expense of the GOP.

Another Federal District Court ruling on the Constitutionality of the NSA’s data mining program, this time more favorable to the NSA.

No person has been elected Senator in a second state after serving as Senator in another, but Scott Brown seems set to give it a try.

A third term for any of these guys? Don’t count on it.

Conservatives have their own Kennedy myth to compete with the myth of Camelot.

A top House Republican suggested today that only Governor’s should be President. His argument has both practical and historical merit.

Finally, the FAA acts to end a pretty dumb rule.

It’s no wonder there’s no compromise in Congress.

Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans voted for default. They lost.

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

Divided government is the worst political system ever, except for all the others.

Tom Clancy, author of dozens of bestselling military thriller novels, has died aged 66.

It’s now clear that, absent an unlikely miracle, there will be a government shutdown.

Bill Clark, who served as National Security Advisor and Interior Secretary under Ronald Reagan, has died at 81.

It may be Rick Santorum’s “turn” but he’s too harsh and extreme to win the nomination.

David Bosco wonders, “Why is the United Nations Ambassador in the Cabinet?”

The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.

The GOP is going to have to come up with a lot more than just age if they end up facing off against Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Jerry Brown’s second go-round as governor has been very, very good to the Golden State.

As of today, John Dingell has been a Member of Congress for 20,997 days, a new record. That’s not something to celebrate.

Republicans have problems with the younger generation that they will need to fix if they’re going to succeed in the future.

Former Senator Bob Dole joins the list of those not too happy with the current state of the Republican Party.

The Obama Administration’s response to the Benghazi attack is approaching critical mass. It’s not going away any time soon.