1. Roy Moore’s Lawyer Is Just As Nutty As Roy MooreIn a a sloppily drafted letter threatening legal action, and two inept TV appearances, Moore’s lawyer is managing to hurt his client’s case.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    How Republicans Gamed Budget Rules to Pass Their Tax CutAnd how Democrats can use the same trick when they get power.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. decisions
    Will Trump Try to Drop Roy Moore or Refuse to Help His Establishment Foes?Even Hannity is demanding that Moore explain himself or exit the Alabama Senate race. But Trump may find the media-conspiracy angle irresistible.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. Are Both Sides in GOP Civil War Taking Aim at Roy Moore?The controversy over Roy Moore’s interest in minors had become a proxy war between GOP factions. Now maybe they will unite to dump the judge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. All Hail Louie Gohmert’s Uranium One Conspiracy ChartIt’s a masterpiece of the genre.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. Trump Tweets Awesome Video of Him Being Totally AwesomeWhat fresh hell is this?
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. the national interest
    What Would Democrats Do If Their Senate Majority Hinged on a Child Molester?A defense of Republicans who hold their nose and support Roy Moore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. New GOP Plan: Elect Roy Moore So That He Can Be ExpelledRepublicans face a rather awkward process: help to get him elected, then kick him out of the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. New Doug Jones Ad Is All Republicans Disgusted by Roy MooreThis is a specifically tailored strategy.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. Roy Moore Denies Knowing 5th Accuser, Despite Signed YearbookHe also claims he’s unfamiliar with the restaurant where he met her, but that’s written in the yearbook, too.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. russia probe
    What We Learned From Donald Trump Jr.’s WikiLeaks MessagesTrump Jr. may have acted on WikiLeaks’ suggestions and informed other senior officials that the organization had reached out to the campaign.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. Menendez Has Run Out the Clock on GOP Fantasies of Picking Up a Senate SeatSenator Robert Menendez may or may not be acquitted of corruption charges. But it will be too late for Chris Christie to appoint a successor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. The Senators Who Have Fled Roy Moore: A Running ListOnly one GOP senator publicly remains in his camp.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. the national interest
    Trump Administration Working to Keep U.S. Medicine Most Expensive in the WorldAnother industry allowed to regulate itself.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Jurors Deadlocked in Senator Menendez Corruption TrialThe judge asked them to give it another shot.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. the national interest
    Roy Moore Is Not the World’s Brightest Alleged Child MolesterThe Alabama Republican Senate candidate asked to sign the yearbook of one of his alleged victims.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. Worldwide Carbon Emissions Projected to Rise Again This YearTurns out we hadn’t seen the peak yet.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. the national interest
    Why Does Trump Talk About Putin Like Putin’s His Boss?The dominance-obsessed president warns Americans not to make Putin angry.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. politics
    After Trump Will Be Another Trump — and This One Could Be More DangerousLiberals ecstatic over this month’s election must not forget: Even after this demagogue is finished, a new one will rise in his place.
    By Frank Rich
  21. Trump Hails ‘Great Relationship’ With Duterte, Ignores Human-Rights QuestionsThe president of the Philippines called reporters “spies,” which made Trump chuckle.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Roy Moore Threatens to Sue Washington Post for Sexual-Misconduct ReportHe did not offer any timeframe for taking legal action, saying, “We’ve still got investigations going on.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. the national interest
    The GOP Has Done the Impossible: Make Tax Cuts UnpopularWhat they designed as an act of sadism turns out to be an act of masochism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. foreign policy
    Former Intel Chiefs Think Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin, OthersJohn Brennan and James Clapper say Trump’s vulnerabilities could prove “perilous” for the U.S.
    By Chas Danner
  25. Obamacare Is Off Life Support — for NowDespite Trump’s sabotage, sign-ups are surging and the law is more popular than ever.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. Trump Still Has No Idea How to Admit Russia Meddled in ElectionAnd no, he shouldn’t be given the benefit of the doubt.
    By Chas Danner
  27. Tens of Thousands of Nationalists Take to Warsaw StreetsA phrase President Trump used during his visit served as the group’s slogan.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. Senators Flee Roy Moore, But He’s Not Going AnywhereAn antiestablishment candidate won’t bow to the Establishment’s wishes.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. russian investigation
    Trump Stands With Putin Over Russia’s Election MeddlingThe president’s new remarks are almost indistinguishable from Russian propaganda.
    By Chas Danner
  30. Pacific Trade Deal Goes Forward Without United StatesAmerica, uh, first?
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. the national interest
    Cambridge Analytica Denies Working With Russia, UnconvincinglyThe most overlooked channel of Trump-Russia cooperation comes into clearer focus with new reporting.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Moore Responds to Sexual Misconduct Allegations With Evasive ManeuversMoore denies he committed crimes against teenage girls, but can’t or won’t deny creepy behavior, which undermines his credibility.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. First Poll After Sexual-Misconduct Allegations Shows Moore, Jones Dead EvenA survey in which 82 percent of respondents indicated they’d heard about the Post story involving Moore indicated he’s damaged but not doomed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. Report: Firm Behind ‘Steele Dossier’ Also Dug Up Dirt on ClintonWhat a tangled web.
    By Benjamin Hart
  35. Only One Man Can Save the Alabama Senate Race for the GOPSo long as Roy Moore stays in the race, there’s only one man who could beat him as a write-in. And it’s not Luther Strange.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. Formal Trump-Putin Meeting in Asia Not Happening After AllBut that doesn’t mean a friendly chat is off the table.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. Trump Believes Roy Moore Will ‘Step Aside’ If Allegations Are TrueThough, the U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama already dismissed the child-molestation claims as “fake news,” saying he’s staying in the race.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the national interest
    The Senate Tax Cut Plan Can’t Pass the SenateThis isn’t ’Nam. There are rules.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Roy Moore’s Troubles Could Open a Door to a Democratic SenateIt’s early days, but allegations of predatory behavior by the Alabamian could reduce the GOP’s Senate margin to one vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Tuesday’s Crushing Defeat Convinces Republicans They’re on the Right TrackIt’s one thing to stay the course despite electoral setbacks. It’s more dangerous to pretend electoral setbacks are actually mandates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    Gary Cohn: ‘The Most Excited Group Out There Are Big CEOs, About Our Tax Plan’When Trump economic advisers fail at spin.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. gun violence
    Congress Can’t Agree on Guns, But They Can Do More to Keep Firearms From AbusersBipartisan efforts to address the mistake that let the Texas shooter buy guns are encouraging, but they only scratch the surface of the problem.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. November 8, 2016: A Hard Day’s Night and Then a Year of Helter-SkelterI didn’t have time to freak out over Trump’s election. But it hits me now and then, without warning.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. Is the Trump Administration Objecting to a Big Merger to Punish CNN?The government may have legitimate reasons to want divestiture of CNN. But Trump’s hostility makes it a threat to the First Amendment anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. The Uncertain Future of Trumpism Without TrumpRepublicans thought Ed Gillespie had found a way to appeal to Trump supporters without alienating suburbanites. Turns out it’s not so easy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. News of the Weird: Ted Cruz Stands Up for Coastal Elites in Tax Bill TalksHe took aim at a key provision in the GOP’s tax bill which would mostly affect well-to-do blue-staters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    Trump Tells Senate Democrats He Had to Give the Rich SomethingThe president’s private arguments for his tax cuts are even less honest or compelling than his public ones.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. Democrat Phil Murphy Is Next New Jersey Governor; De Blasio Reelected in NYCThere was plenty of good news for the left, from Maine expanding Medicaid to Democrats possibly flipping the Virginia House of Delegates.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. Democrats Gain State Government ‘Trifectas’ in New Jersey and WashingtonIn what could be an appetizer for 2018, Democrats began chipping away at GOP dominance of state governments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Why Northam’s Win in Virginia Was So ImpressiveHe didn’t just eke out a victory, he improved on Clinton’s numbers in the state — and that’s very promising for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    The Anti-Trump Wave Has Come, and Republicans Can’t Stop ItEven as Democrats win big in Virginia, the GOP remains dead set on self-destruction.
    By Jonathan Chait
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