Outside the Beltway

The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.

With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.

Republican hopes that Wisconsin might go Republican this year seem to be slipping away.

The unity of the Republican Senate on the idea of no hearings or votes, if it ever really existed, appears to be cracking.

Not surprisingly, a law passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks has been used mostly for things that have nothing to do with terrorism.

Notwithstanding the hype, there’s one very big reason why the idea of Elizabeth Warren as a viable candidate for President doesn’t make much sense.

When it comes to Iraq, the media only seems to be giving Americans one side of the story.

The 10th anniversary of McCain-Feingold teaches a lesson we should already have learned.

Barring an upset, Scott Walker looks likely to survive his recall election tomorrow.

Some on the left are upset with the President, but does it really matter?

President Obama’s selection of Bill Daley as Chief of Staff is being seen as a sign that the White House is moving to the center and gearing up for 2012.

Even though it will likely be unsuccessful, a primary challenge against President Obama could end up harming him enough to hand Republicans the White House in 2012.

The Senate rejected an effort to limit the extension of the Bush tax cuts based on income level. At this point, the only question is when Democrats will concede defeat on this debate.

An NBC analysis shows Tea Party candidates winning only 5 of 10 Senate races and 40 of 130 House races, a success rate of only 32 percent.

The enthusiasm for Tea Party candidates likely helped the House Republican wave. But it also likely cost the GOP four Senate seats that it would otherwise have won — and thus the majority.

Christine O’Donnell’s victory in Delaware Tuesday has made it less likely that the GOP will be able to take control of the Senate, but they still have an excellent shot of making substantial gains that will transform Congress’s Upper House.

Joe Biden got a free custard and some unsolicited political advice.