A budget deal has been reached, now it has to get through both Chambers of Congress.
Congressman Steve Stockman’s primary challenge of Senator John Cornyn could be a big deal, or, more likely, it could be a dud.
Some good numbers for November in the Jobs report, but questions about the future remain.
3.6% GDP growth in the 3rd Quarter, but the devil is in the details.
The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.
Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.
The Generic Congressional Ballot has shifted again, but how long will this trend last?
The GOP seems to be shifting strategy on the Affordable Care Act.
Are we headed for another Federal Government shutdown, or will Congress actually do its job this time?
The trends in President Obama’s approval numbers are not moving in the direction he ought to want them to go.
The Junior Senator from Kentucky does some re-writing of history.
Congressional Democrats are not very pleased with the White House right now.
With just over two weeks today, rumors are starting to float out that the efforts to fix the Federal Exchange website may not be done in time.
Once again, pretty much everybody hates Congress. However, it’s unclear if that will matter come Election Day.
When it comes to the unfolding conflict inside the GOP, Mitch McConnell seems to have fired an opening shot.
Do prayers opening legislative sessions violate the First Amendment? The Supreme Court is set to decide that issue.
A better than expected jobs report in October, but one that comes with a few caveats.
Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.
A good initial GDP report for the 3rd Quarter, but hardly something to write home about.
Republicans are contending that the nearly won the Virginia Governor’s race by emphasizing Obamacare in the closing weeks, but the evidence supporting that contention is far from clear.
The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.
87.18% of the caucus is elected from safe to very safe districts and, therefore, the only real fear that they might have for their jobs would be at the primary stage.
A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Obama’s performance and a whopping 70 percent think the country is moving in the wrong direction.
There is far less overlap between the two parties in the House–and the shift has been empirically rightward.
It’s no wonder there’s no compromise in Congress.
There’s still a week to go in Virginia’s Governor’s race, but it’s clear that this race is effectively over.
The latest revelations about National Security Agency surveillance outside the United States have caused quite an uproar overseas.
With debate season over, it’s looking less and less likely that Virginia Republicans will be able to hold back the Democrats on November 5th.
The prospect of Congressional action on immigration before the midterms just got a whole lot less likely.
The bad roll out of the Affordable Care Act is starting to lead to calls for delays in enforcement of the law.
Several conservative groups have jumped on the bandwagon of what appears to be a controversial Mississippi politician.
My latest for The National Interest, “The Military and the Shutdown: Assessing the Damage,” is out.
Polling looks bleak for the GOP right now, but it’s unclear what that will mean a year from now.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.
Will the GOP learn the right lessons from the just-concluded showdown? That remains to be seen.
Immigration reform may be the next big battle on Capitol Hill, but it’s going to be far different from the one that just concluded.
The shutdown debacle seems destined to lead to a battle between the Tea Party and the more business oriented elements of the GOP