Politics: Roy Moore disrupts U.S. Senate race in Alabama — and prepares for new level of defiance in Washington

Trump imposes new sanctions on North Korea; Kim says he will 'tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire'; Nikki Haley said 'everyone' at the U.N. was talking about Burma....

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Nathan Morgan For The Washington Post Roy Moore disrupts U.S. Senate race in Alabama — and prepares for new level of defiance in Washington The former state chief justice, who was removed from office twice, believes God's law comes first. By Michael Scherer  •  Read more » Trump imposes new sanctions on North Korea; Kim says he will 'tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire' Kim Jong Un on Thursday reacted angrily to Trump's remarks and actions this week, calling the president a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" and Trump's earlier speech at the U.N. "unprecedented rude nonsense." By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   Nikki Haley said 'everyone' at the U.N. was talking about Burma. Everyone but Trump. The president has yet to publicly address the ethnic violence in the Southeast Asian nation. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Nikki Haley emerges as interpreter — and megaphone — for Trump U.N. ambassador's star rises within the White House as Rex Tillerson continues to struggle at State. By Anne Gearan and David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Administration unlikely to brief senators on Iran deal until after certification decision If Trump decides Iran is not in compliance, Congress has only 60 days to decide on sanctions. By Karoun Demirjian  •   PowerPost   •   Read more »   Sanders and Klobuchar book CNN debate with Cassidy and Graham It's an arrangement that surprised some of Sanders's Democratic colleagues. By David Weigel  •   PowerPost   •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Cassidy-Graham bill provision would exempt Alaska, Montana from a cap on Medicaid spending As GOP leaders urgently sought the support of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the bill's language has come under fresh scrutiny. By Juliet Eilperin  •   PowerPost   •   Read more »   Analysis Tens of millions of Americans could lose Obamacare tax credits because thousands of Alaskans won't A reported plan to win one vote could mean an oddly balanced system. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz sure sounds like a 2020 presidential candidate In an interview in Washington, Schultz said he wasn't talking about politics. But he was. By Aaron Blake  •   The Fix   •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis No moderator, no problem? We're about to find out in an Alabama Senate debate. When Sen. Luther Strange and challenger Roy Moore meet in Montgomery, there will be no journalist to pose questions or play referee. By Callum Borchers  •   The Fix   •   Read more »   Analysis Every contact between Trump's team and Russian actors, graphed There were more than a dozen contacts over the course of the campaign. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis A fifth of Americans still think that gay relations should be illegal It wasn't just Roy Moore in 2005. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis All about 'regular order' and why it could make or break Republicans' Obamacare repeal A couple of senators have suggested that they would base their votes on a return to regular order. But what does that term even mean? By Amber Phillips  •   The Fix   •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign Up  »         Share Politics:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Politics or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071