What the Democrats plan to do if they take over the House
44m By Terry H. SchwadronAn ambitious agenda that includes shoring up health care, financial regulation, and natural resources oversightPartisanship runs deep in America — even among “independents”
54m By Christopher DevineThe once-mighty “independents” are looking less independent these daysBeto O’Rourke dominates Ted Cruz in Texas Senate debate
1h By SARAH K. BURRISThe optimism from O’Rourke was evident throughout the debate against Senator CruzTrump is in love with dictators; their “enemies of the people” are his enemies too
2h By Lucian K. Truscott IVPresidents have often borrowed phrases from theorists and other politicians, Trump’s inspirations will make you gagKavanaugh is terrible on workers’ rights — and that’s anti-woman, too
2h By Julianne TvetenKavanaugh’s catalog of judicial decisions indicates a clear predilection for the capitalist class.MSNBC hosts have scathing reviews for Trump’s “60 Minutes” interview
2h By Travis Gettys“Seems like a baby…” host Mika Brzezinski said. “Really, really ill-equipped and unfit to lead this country.”Trump family expert reports President’s cruel treatment of his son
2h By Cody FenwickThis is the president of the party supposedly representing “family values,” said expert Emily Jane FoxJudge orders Paul Manafort, convicted felon, to wear prison clothes to court
3:39pm By Matthew RozsaTrump’s former campaign chairman wanted to wear a professional suit to court but was denied by Judge T. S. EllisDemocrats surging in another district Trump won big: Is “blue wave” building momentum?
3:30pm By Igor DeryshRep. Chris Collins wasn’t supposed to be a vulnerable Republican — until he was indicted for insider tradingTrevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy
3:00pm By Melanie McFarland“The Daily Show” host opens up about the luxury of rage, how democracy erodes and working through epic news cyclesGavin McInnes and the Proud Boys: “Alt-right without the racism”?
2:00pm By Amanda MarcotteSalon reviewed two years of Gavin McInnes “comedy” clips to capture how the Proud Boys leader talks about raceElizabeth Warren defends sharing the results of her DNA test in the run up weeks to Election Day
1:49pm By Shira Tarlo“Trump goes in front of crowds multiple times a week to attack me. Both of my opponents have made the same attack”Sound familiar? Trump claims there are scientists on “both sides” of the issue of climate change
1:41pm By Shira TarloTrump claims he can deny climate change, because he has “an instinct for science” from his uncle who taught at MITTrump wants all Cabinet departments to make 5 percent budget cuts
1:38pm By Matthew RozsaTrump told reporters, “We’re going to be asking for a 5 percent cut from every secretary today”Trump can’t distance himself from Republicans before the midterms
12:26pm By Matthew RozsaThe president said that he won’t be blameworthy if the GOP loses in 2018… but that he’d beat Biden in 2020Vulnerable Democrat Heitkamp apologizes for using names of abuse survivors without consent in ad
11:58am By Rachel LeahSome North Dakota women have said they did not grant permission to Heitkamp to use their names in her campaign spotTrump says the Saudi royals are as innocent as Brett Kavanaugh
10:49am By Matthew RozsaPresident Trump thinks the Saudi royal family is being victimized by a rush to judgment in the Jamal Khashoggi caseNow Mitch McConnell wants massive cuts to social programs after GOP blew up the deficit
10:30am By Heather Digby PartonIt’s an old story: Republicans give money to the rich, act surprised about the deficit and vow to slash spendingWest Virginia caught in constitutional crisis after GOP’s impeachment of chief justice ruled illegal
10:28am By Matthew ChapmanThe impeachment of Margaret Workman was ruled unconstitutional; there is no judge willing to preside over her trialRoseanne tweets “I AIN’T DEAD, B**CHES” as “The Conners” live on. Now what?
10:23am By Erin KeaneABC’s “Roseanne” spin-off without its star, “The Conners,” made an uncertain but promising debut TuesdayMelania’s spokeswoman calls for T.I. boycott after video depicts her as a stripper
7:30am By Tom BoggioniThe rapper depicted the first lady as a stripper in a recently released videoHow long will Democrats keep on letting Hillary Clinton dominate the party?
7:00am By Sophia TesfayeHillary Clinton’s clueless comments about her husband’s alleged sexual misconduct are tarnishing her legacyKrugman: Trump and his cronies “are willing to endanger civilization” for “political gain”
6:30am By Cody Fenwick“Selling Out America”: Paul Krugman explains how their response to climate change is revealingUnder indictment, GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter turns to anti-Muslim smear ads
6:00am By Igor DeryshEmbattled California Republican, charged with corruption, tries to link his opponent to Islamic terrorismThe Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran
5:00am By Jefferson MorleySymbolic punishment will be designed to protect the policy of provocationHow Georgia is restricting black and Latino voters
4:00am By Terry H. SchwadronMore than 53,000 voters in registration limbo, which is enough to swing a close Governor’s racePolice told not to look at Face ID iPhones
3:00am By Lauren BarackFace ID fails can force people to enter passcodes — which law enforcement may not be able to requireMartha McSally accuses Kyrsten Sinema of saying “it’s OK to commit treason” in Arizona Senate debate
12:00am By Clarrie FeinsteinThe race is tight: the GOP’s McSally has a lead of just 0.03 percent in the current Real Clear Politics averageJustices thwart Rick Scott’s scheme to keep Florida’s Supreme Court in GOP control for years to come
Tue 7:30pm By Matthew ChapmanHad Scott gone through with this scheme, the Florida Supreme Court would have gone from 4-3 GOP appointees to 7-0Google engineer triggered self-driving car accident that went unreported
Tue 7:00pm By Nicole KarlisGoogle let imperious engineer Anthony Levandowski run wild — and innocent people got hurt
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