Outside the Beltway

Amazon’s new deal with the USPS offers a way out of the agency’s problems if only Congress would give up its last bit of control.

When it comes to the unfolding conflict inside the GOP, Mitch McConnell seems to have fired an opening shot.

With key conservatives pushing for sanity, the grown-ups have a chance to take back the GOP.

Sequestration is even dumber than we thought.

Michelle Nunn is running for her dad’s old Senate seat.

A new round of documents from the IRS, that aren’t really new, doesn’t really change the basic narrative on the IRS “targeting” story.

Apparently, the prospect of a thousand pound fine isn’t enough to persuade Bristol’s dog owners to clean up after their pooches.

Ronnie Koenig reveals “What Being Editor in Chief of Playgirl Taught Me About Female Desire.”

Virginia’s voters really don’t seem to like their choices for Governor.

A major change in policy by the Boy Scouts.

Apparently, Benghazi has not faded (at least not for some).

For the moment, Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable if she chooses to run in 2016

Habemus Papam

A theory on why Benghazi will not die as a political issue.

It may have made sense to subsidize rural mail delivery once, that may not longer be the case?

Tim Kane continues his campaign against the US military’s antiquated personnel system.

Minting a Platinum Coin would be a really bad idea.

The Commode of Transportation Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Has Petraeus provided the basic explanation for the administration’s immediate responses to Benghazi?

In just four day the UnSkewed prediction has moved Obamaward.

The GOP’s hopes of taking over the Senate in 2012 have all but slipped away, but there is another option.

The 2012 Election promises to be close in the Popular Voter, but President Obama still retains an Electoral College advantage.

OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

With sixteen days to go, the race for President is tied.

National numbers can overstate regional preferences.

Sometimes, real life catches up with those who think their online life is secret.

Viewers thought Paul Ryan was more likable and articulate than Joe Biden.

The Pew poll is no longer an outlier but the start of a trend.

While the conspiracy theory is nuts, there are legitimate reasons to be skeptical of some elements of September’s Jobs Report.

Yet another case of breathless media reporting on academic research findings.

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

Another bad jobs report threatens to undermine whatever good will the President had coming off the Democratic National Convention.

It’s Obama’s race to lose, not a coin toss.

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

An Atlantic story on veterans returning to college is both poignant and miscast.

Unless something changes, Obama remains the odds-on favorite to win.

The Obama campaign is challenging an Ohio law that gives members of the military three extra days to vote. They have a very persuasive argument.

The President’s former Budget Director joins the ranks of those calling for Postal privatization.

Andrew Sullivan believes Sally Ride “had a chance to expand people’s horizons and young lesbians’ hope and self-esteem, and she chose not to.”

An overwhelming number of likely voters say President Obama has changed America; most say for the worse. He still leads Romney by 3 points.