Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote, creating 50-50 tie in legislature  —  NEWPORT NEWS — A Republican seat flipped Democratic in a wild recount Tuesday - with the Democrat winning by a single vote - creating a rare 50-50 tie between the parties in the House of Delegates …

Public opposition to tax bill grows as vote approaches  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Trump's 35% approval is a new low in CNN polling, below previous first-year presidents at this point  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)With the House of Representatives set to vote on the Republican tax reform bill Tuesday …

‘Silicon Valley’ Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman … Warning: This story includes graphic content.  —  An alleged victim of former Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller is coming forward with accusations that Miller hit and sexually assaulted her while in college.

The real reason Trump allies are attacking Mueller  —  President Donald Trump insists he's not going to fire Robert Mueller, but that's not stopping Republicans and others close to the president from orchestrating a relentless stream of attacks on the credibility and integrity of the special counsel and his team of Russia investigators.

Tax Bill Moves to Senate After House Passage Along Party Lines  —  Right Now: The Senate parliamentarian has rejected three provisions from the tax bill saying they violate budget rules.  The move will force the House to hold another vote on the revised legislation on Wednesday.

Who are we as a country?  Time to decide: Sally Yates  —  Stand up and speak out on America's core founding values.  We are not living in ordinary times, and it's not enough to admire them from afar.  —  Over the course of our nation's history, we have faced inflection points …

Jim Clapper Just Nuked the Trump Presidency  —  Spy bosses are by nature the most tight-lipped of people.  Those who head our intelligence agencies got there in no small part by knowing precisely what to say to whom, when.  In recent decades, as the heads of Western intelligence have emerged …

Poll: Public sours on GOP tax plan as Democrats regain lead on economy  —  WASHINGTON — The tax plan that Republicans are soon expected to pass has grown more unpopular in the last two months, with nearly two-thirds of Americans believing it's designed mostly to help corporations and the wealthy …

Conservatism Can't Survive Donald Trump Intact  —  On Monday morning the conservative-media world woke up to a savagely personal attack in National Review on the Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin.  The outburst might seem a textbook case of the narcissism of petty differences within the conservative world.

Amtrak train was speeding significantly before crash  —  Amtrak train derails, dangles onto highway  —  DuPont, Washington (CNN)Careening around a curve at almost three times the speed limit, an Amtrak train derailed and hurled passenger cars off an overpass — and onto rush hour traffic below.

Democrats unlikely to force DACA vote this week, probably averting shutdown  —  Democrats are backing away from a pledge to force a vote this month over the fate of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children, angering activists but likely averting the threat …

Collins decries coverage of her tax bill support as ‘unbelievably sexist’  —  The Maine Republican decried the media coverage as premature and unfair.  —  Sen. Susan Collins on Tuesday blasted coverage of her support for the GOP tax bill as “extremely discouraging” and “unbelievably sexist.”

Leahy regrets calling for Franken to resign  —  Minnesota Gov. Dayton names Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to fill Franken seat until November election.  Smith will run in that election to complete Franken's term through 2020.  (Dec. 13) AP  —  CONNECT  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy now says he was too hasty …

Heritage's New President  —  The Heritage Foundation Names Kay Coles James New President … The Heritage Foundation today announced Kay Coles James will become the sixth president in the think tank's 44-year history.  James will officially take over as president from founder Edwin J. Feulner on Jan. 1, 2018.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to prevent detainee from having abortion  —  The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene and stop one of two undocumented immigrants in federal custody from having an abortion.  —  A federal district court judge issued …

Fox contributor floats conspiracy theory that the FBI might have planned to assassinate Donald Trump  —  HARRIS FAULKNER (CO-HOST): Senate Judiciary Committee chair [Sen.] Chuck Grassley [(R-IA)] reportedly says he wants the FBI to replace Andrew McCabe.  All right, so we got to get to the bottom …

The G.O.P. Tax Bill Is Unworkable  —  With the House of Representatives set to pass the final version of the Republican tax bill on Tuesday, and a vote in the Senate expected later in the week, here is a prediction: no matter which party controls Congress after next year's midterms …

Secretary of State launches investigation into voter fraud concerns in Senate special election  —  Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is investigating a concern over potential voter fraud in last Tuesday's special Senate election.  —  It all stems from a brief interview FOX10 News …

Democrats have a new Southern strategy  —  MAGIC WALL: Jones' big Alabama win & its impact on 2018  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)With Doug Jones' upset victory in last week's Alabama US Senate race, Democrats are solidifying a new model for rebuilding their tattered competitiveness in the South.

‘I Was An Easy Pickup’: How Trump Lost Manchin on Taxes  —  Subscribe to Off Message on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  During the transition last year and several times since, Donald Trump repeatedly pushed Joe Manchin to switch parties and become a Republican …

Le Bilboquet Owner Speaks Out About Donald Trump Jr.'s ‘Offensive’ Obama Cake  —  He expressed shock that Trump Jr. and Ted Cruz used his restaurant as a “platform to spread hatred”  —  What the... ?  Over the weekend, the French eatery Le Bilboquet played host to Donald Trump Jr., Ted Cruz …

Exclusive First Look: Hulu's ‘Looming Tower’ charts fateful path to 9/11  —  Here's a look at Hulu's upcoming title ‘The Looming Tower.’  —  Viewers should be fully aware of where The Looming Tower leads — the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — but Hulu's 10-episode miniseries explains the heroic …

Hillary Clinton Favorable Rating at New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hillary Clinton's image has declined since June and is now the worst Gallup has measured for her to date.  Her favorable rating has fallen five percentage points since June to a new low of 36%, while her unfavorable rating has hit a new high of 61%.

After U.S. veto, U.N. General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status  —  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim states on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

We're witnessing the wholesale looting of America  —  Unchecked by norms or political prudence, it's smash-and-grab time for the GOP.  —  Over the course of 2017, both in Congress and in the executive branch, we have watched the task of government devolve into the full-scale looting of America.

The Current Sex Panic Harks Back to the Era of Coddling Women  —  The outcome of #BelieveAllWomen is no utopia.  We've seen such a repressive regime before.  —  Last week I considered our culture's vanishing burden of proof when a prominent man is accused of any sexual impropriety.