Outside the Beltway

Big victories for advocates of marijuana legalization.

A 29 year old woman will end her life in less than a month. That should be her choice.

The die is cast.

Self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is contemplating an independent run for the presidency.

Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State

Another area where the law has yet to catch up to technology.

A prairie populist challenger for Hillary Clinton?

Crony capitalism in The Sooner State.

The state where the same-sex marriage battle began is just days away from legalizing same-sex marriage.

The U.S. sends a mostly weak signal to the Egyptian military.

A Colorado 6-year-old with a penis has successfully sued for the right to use the girls’ restroom.

New developments in a still very new area of the law.

POLITICO is joining the stampede toward metered paywalls. In a twist, it will remain free in regions where it’s most popular.

The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.

DOMA’s trip to SCOTUS was practically baked into the legislation.

Mr. Paul Goes To Washington.

Applications to America’s Law Schools are down, because the nature of the legal profession is changing.

Josh Marshall explains what it’s like to be a non-gun person in a very pro-gun culture.

Some people on the right apparently want to return to this map.

The Mid-Atlantic region is under the gun.

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

The Defense of Marriage Act is under challenge through a unique angle: estate taxes.

The race will go on after Super Tuesday, but the outcome seems ineviable

Mitt Romney is likely to put considerable distance between himself and his opponents tomorrow.

Our political scene has changed drastically since Bob Kerrey was last in the Senate.

An important vindication of the right against self-incrimination.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the right is fighting a losing battle.

One analyst sees a way that the current GOP race could indeed lead to a brokered convention.

Rick Santorum swept three states that are off the media radar screen. Will it revive his campaign?

A Federal Judge deals with the clash between individual rights, law enforcement, and technology.

Michael Hastings has yet another credulous story attempting to smear the United States military.

The rules that Republicans will be playing under in 2012 are far less revolutionary than some pundits would have you believe.

Details are still sketchy but two men are dead in separate shootings at Occupy Oakland (California) and Occupy Burlington (Vermont).

Some Northeastern Senators want to make selling fake maple syrup a federal offense.

College towns and lily white enclaves top the list of best educated cities.