1. President Trump Fires Off Particularly Gross Tweet About Kirsten GillibrandLet’s just say he’s not at the leading edge of the #MeToo movement.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. the national interest
    Why the Trump Tax Cuts Might Jack Up the Deficit More Than Anybody ExpectsThe bill is a sieve. What happens if the tax-shelter industry explodes?
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. Roy Moore Reemerges for an Election-Eve Rally, and Good Lord, Was It WeirdThe rally in a remote barn featured Steve Bannon, a dig at Ivanka, a reference to Moore’s Jewish lawyer, and several inflatable alligators.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  4. alabama senate election
    Roy Moore’s Wife: We’re Not Anti-Semitic, ‘One of Our Attorneys Is a Jew’Also, a friend recalls that one time Moore passed up an opportunity to prey on children.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. Turnout Will Win It for Moore or Jones, But GOP Will Have a Headache Either WayIn a strange campaign where the front-runner disappeared and the polls are all over the place, turnout patterns will matter most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Sanders-Clinton Commission Agrees on Changes to Make the Primaries More OpenIt’s just one step toward unity, but fewer superdelegates, more oversight of the DNC, and less convoluted Iowa caucuses could help.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Report Suggests President Trump Told Michael Flynn to Lie to the FBIIf Trump authorized lying to the FBI, Robert Mueller can nail him good.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. alabama special election
    Cory Booker Campaigns for Alabama’s Doug Jones — and Maybe Himself in 2020If the New Jersey senator is successful, he’ll have helped defeat Roy Moore. If not, he got a chance to test out his stump speech.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  10. Roy Moore Disappears From Campaign Trail, Probably to Watch FootballWhile the campaign wouldn’t comment on his whereabouts, several sources said he was in Philadelphia at the Army-Navy game.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. politics
    For Nikki Haley, Dealing With Foreign Tyrants Is the Easy Part of the JobHow the U.N. ambassador handles her boss with great diplomacy.
    By Andrew Rice
  12. natural disasters
    California Governor on Wildfires: ‘This Is the New Normal’And, as if climate change wasn’t a big enough problem, the GOP tax cuts also pose a threat to disaster victims.
    By Chas Danner
  13. Trump Thinks People Should Be Fired for Misrepresenting the Truth on TwitterThe president’s response to a Washington Post journalist’s mistaken tweet sets a new standard for hypocrisy.
    By Chas Danner
  14. The 5 Most Disturbing Revelations About Trump’s TV HabitsIn a chronicle of the president’s average day, Trump’s unfitness for office is evident in his obsession with cable news.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. Trump Pushes Moore, Celebrates Himself at Florida RallyHe also took the time to ridicule “the resistance.”
    By Chas Danner
  16. Trump (Predictably) Goes on Warpath Against CNN After WikiLeaks BlunderThe president’s least favorite news network made it easy this time around.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. Just 13 Shopping Days Before a Possible Meltdown in D.C.!The GOP has passed a tax bill in both chambers and pushed a government-shutdown crisis back two weeks. But the week before Xmas could be treacherous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    The Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal DangerYet another distressing lesson from the Roy Moore campaign.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Trump Proud of Poll Showing Most Americans Think He’s a Lying SexistTo be fair, the poll also shows that most Americans disapprove of the job he’s doing as president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Moore Accuser Says She Added Notes to His Signature in Her YearbookMoore’s defenders are crowing that this vindicates him. They’re wrong.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Why Roy Moore Considers America ‘the Focus of Evil in the Modern World’And admits “maybe Putin is right.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    Charters Didn’t Cause Segregation. They’re a Solution for its Victims.Don’t wait for residential segregation to disappear before helping urban students.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. Arizona Congressman Resigns for —Wait, What Was That Again?Though the story is still unspooling, it looks like Trent Franks may have asked female staffers to serve as birth surrogates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Bredesen Makes Tennessee Senate Race Competitive for DemocratsIn addition to Arizona, Nevada, and possibly Alabama, there’s now another place where Democrats might win a seat and even gain control of the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Roy Moore Hasn’t Won Just YetMoore has improved his position since being hit with sexual-misconduct allegations, but African-American turnout for Doug Jones could be crucial.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Franken Resigns Without Confessing Any WrongdoingAfter announcing he would step down “in the coming weeks,” Franken blasts Trump and Roy Moore for not facing such repercussions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Report: Mueller Subpoenas Deutsche Bank Records Relating to TrumpThis opens up a new phase of the investigation — and one the president definitely won’t like.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. the national interest
    The Steele Dossier on Trump and Russia Is Looking More and More RealA key piece of evidence used to discredit the pee tape report is now under scrutiny.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. russia probe
    Every Shady, Possibly Illegal Thing Michael Flynn Has Been Accused OfFrom plotting to kidnap a Turkish cleric to talk of “ripping up” Russian sanctions, the allegations go far beyond misleading the FBI.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. What Precedents Will Democrats Set in Forcing Franken’s Resignation?There are some key questions Democrats should prepare for in determining how they — and the country — deal with future incidents of sexual misconduct.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Is Trying to Talk Trump Into Cutting MedicareIt would be even more insanely unpopular than what they’ve already done.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Breaking News: Putin to Run for Reelection!Putin will soon challenge Josef Stalin’s all-time record for hegemony in Moscow.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Mike Pence, First ToadySome see Pence as a rival to Donald Trump, but he’s actually earned exceptional power by brownnosing the man who saved his political career.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. Shutting Down the Government for Dreamers May Be Risky for DemocratsOf all the reasons for triggering a government shutdown, reestablishing DACA protections ranks low in public support.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Lobbyists and Tax Lawyers Can’t Believe What a Gift Republicans Have Given Them“We have a new tool to play with.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. foreign policy
    Trump’s Expected Israel Embassy Move Has Already Sparked New Middle East TurmoilThough the U.S. embassy won’t move to Jerusalem for years, it’s raised concerns about violent protests and strained diplomatic relations.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. stuck in the mittle
    The Flaw in Strategic Genius Steve Bannon’s Effort to Sour Utah on Mitt RomneyHe said Romney hid behind Mormonism to avoid Vietnam, proving he has less integrity than alleged predator Roy Moore. That won’t go over well in Utah.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. Hatch: If AL Voters Want Alleged Sexual Abuser in Congress, They Can Have OneIn sharp contrast to his fellow Mormon Mitt Romney, Orrin Hatch now sees nothing wrong with Roy Moore’s behavior if he’s elected.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. On Tax Bill, Collins Accepted Health-Care Promises Written in Vanishing InkTurns out House Republicans don’t feel bound by the promises made to Susan Collins by Trump and McConnell to get her vote for the tax bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Gun Lobby to Push for National Concealed-Carry RightsUsing a bipartisan bill to tighten gun background checks as bait, the NRA and its GOP allies are pushing to nationalize concealed-carry licenses.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. Pence Says ‘President Trump Is a Believer.’ Really?Conservative evangelicals really need to stop ascribing religious belief to the president until he shows he has faith in anything other than himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    Many Women Were Never Molested As Children by Roy Moore, Spokesperson SaysFinally, some much-needed balance to the story.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Why Is Trump Intent on Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem?The administration’s coy threat to violate a longstanding diplomatic norm carries huge risks and is helpful to nobody.
    By Jonah Shepp
  44. 19 Times President Trump May Have Obstructed JusticeUnfortunately for Trump, if Mueller builds an obstruction case, it probably won’t hinge on a single erroneous tweet drafted by his lawyer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. On Second Thought, the RNC Would Like to Elect Alleged Sex Predator Roy MooreThree weeks after cutting Moore off, the RNC said it will resume its support for the Alabama candidate, citing Trump’s endorsement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. Will the Government Avoid a Shutdown? 5 Key QuestionsA government shutdown is unlikely. But if talks wander onto non-spending topics, and each side thinks the other will be blamed, it could happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. RIP John Anderson, the Last Liberal RepublicanHe began running for president as a Republican in 1980. Four years later, he had left the party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    The Republican War on EconomicsEven the most liberal Republican denies basic economics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. Grassley: Non-Wealthy People Would Waste Tax Cuts on ‘Booze or Women or Movies’It’s an implicit part of conservative economic theory that investors are the only people who matter. But most GOP pols don’t say it out loud.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Trump: Vote for Alleged Sexual Predator Because Nancy Pelosi Is WorseIn Roy Moore, the president seems to see a kindred spirit.
    By Benjamin Hart
  51. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawyer Claims the President Is Above the LawThe “president cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement officer.”
    By Jonathan Chait
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