Outside the Beltway

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

The star of a controversial reality show about polygamy is suing to have Utah’s law that makes his living arrangement illegal struck down.

For the moment, the GOP race looks like a race between Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann, which should make Romney happy

Jon Huntsman is sharpening his message, pointing to his accomplishments while denigrating those of Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty.

President Obama wants a million hybrid cars on the road by 2015. That’s easier said than done.

The first Appeals Court decision on the Affordable Care Act was a victory for the government.

Sunday afternoon musings on an electoral college sweeps.

The first Des Moines Register poll is out.

On paper, Jon Huntsman looks like a great General Election candidate. The problem is it seems impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.

The GOP contenders are starting the regular ritual of decided how to navigate our rather odd nomination process.

When one runs for president, it is assumed that one has a shot at one’s home state. Some of the GOP hopefuls, however, look more like unfavorite sons (and daughters).

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.

Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

Jon Huntsman made his first stop in New Hampshire as he explores a presidential bid. So far, so good.

House Republicans engaged in a publicity stunt on Friday that displayed a profound misunderstanding of how government actually works in the United States.

A new set of polls from Gallup show that President Obama is still looking good for re-election.

House Democrats are calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any litigation regarding the Affordable Care Act. It’s a phony argument, but that’s because it has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with legal ethics.

Jon Huntsman is running for president. Who the hell is Jon Huntsman, you say?

The author of AZ’s SB1070 has a new idea.

Red States should gain 10 seats while Blue States should lose eight.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.

While the University of Oregon’s athletic programs are flourishing in a seas of green, its academic programs are woefully underfunded.

Democrats are now confident that they have the votes in the Senate to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, but do they have enough time?

Is the TSA groping passengers to force them into using intrusive scanners for which they’ve committed $173 million?

The immediate reactions from left and right to the proposals from the Chairmen of the Debt Commission are about what you’d expect.

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.