1. New Doug Jones Ad Is All Republicans Disgusted by Roy MooreThis is a specifically tailored strategy.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. The Senators Who Have Fled Roy Moore: A Running ListOnly one GOP senator publicly remains in his camp.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. the national interest
    Trump Administration Working to Keep U.S. Medicine Most Expensive in the WorldAnother industry allowed to regulate itself.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Jurors Deadlocked in Senator Menendez Corruption TrialThe judge asked them to give it another shot.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. 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
  10. Worldwide Carbon Emissions Projected to Rise Again This YearTurns out we hadn’t seen the peak yet.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Trump Hails ‘Great Relationship’ With Duterte, Ignores Human-Rights QuestionsThe president of the Philippines called reporters “spies,” which made Trump chuckle.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Senators Flee Roy Moore, But He’s Not Going AnywhereAn antiestablishment candidate won’t bow to the Establishment’s wishes.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. russian investigation
    Trump Stands With Putin Over Russia’s Election MeddlingThe president’s new remarks are almost indistinguishable from Russian propaganda.
    By Chas Danner
  22. Pacific Trade Deal Goes Forward Without United StatesAmerica, uh, first?
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. Report: Firm Behind ‘Steele Dossier’ Also Dug Up Dirt on ClintonWhat a tangled web.
    By Benjamin Hart
  27. 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
  28. Formal Trump-Putin Meeting in Asia Not Happening After AllBut that doesn’t mean a friendly chat is off the table.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. 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
  30. the national interest
    The Senate Tax Cut Plan Can’t Pass the SenateThis isn’t ’Nam. There are rules.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. Democrat Ralph Northam Wins Virginia Governor’s RaceTrump made an ill-advised attempt to distance himself from loser Ed Gillespie.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. Trump Wants Republicans to Repeal the Obamacare Mandate in Their Tax BillRepealing the individual mandate would generate a nice chunk of change to offset tax cuts. But it would affect health coverage and premiums, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Ed Gillespie, Populist Lobbyist and State-of-the-Art Trump RepublicanThe future of Trumpism without Trump is a cash grab.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. select all
    On the Internet, November 9, 2016, Is ForeverGet ready for some very fun and not painful memories.
    By Brian Feldman
  48. Syria Leaves U.S. As Complete Outlier on Paris Climate DealWhen you’ve lost Bashar al-Assad …
    By Benjamin Hart
  49. New Yorkers Poised to Vote Down Constitutional ConventionRecently, it looked like New York might hold its first constitutional convention since 1967. But fears of unintended consequences turned the tide.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Trump Babbles Incoherently While Attempting to Read Speech in South Korea“Our nations remind the world of the boundless potential of societies that choose freedom over tyranny, and who set the free. And we will free.” Okay.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. Report: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Lied About Being BillionaireAn untruth? In this White House?
    By Benjamin Hart
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