The Post Most: Whether Roy Moore wins or loses, there is no good outcome for Senate Republicans

Sessions considering second special counsel to investigate Republican concerns, letter shows; Trump's Asia trip was mostly free of incidents — until it wasn't; Sessions says he 'always told the truth' in describing Russia contacts

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   PowerPost • Analysis The Daily 202: Whether Roy Moore wins or loses, there is no good outcome for Senate Republicans A Moore victory in Alabama would escalate the GOP civil war. By James Hohmann  •  Read more » Sessions considering second special counsel to investigate Republican concerns, letter shows The attorney general has directed senior federal prosecutors to look into a medley of concerns raised by conservatives, including dealings of the Clinton Foundation. By Matt Zapotosky  •   Read more »   Trump's Asia trip was mostly free of incidents — until it wasn't Like a boiling tea kettle, the president seems to have a need to let off steam after extended pressure. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   Sessions says he 'always told the truth' in describing Russia contacts The attorney general now recalls a 2016 meeting with a Trump campaign adviser who discussed possible Trump-Putin meeting. By Matt Zapotosky  •   Read more »   Right Turn • Opinion What more evidence of collusion do you need? Donald Trump, Jr. at the center of the Russia scandal again. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT PostEverything • Perspective How the Roy Moore scandal could help President Trump fire Robert S. Mueller III Replacing Moore with Jeff Sessions could have unexpected consequences. By Neal Katyal  •   Read more »   Escaped North Korean soldier fights for life after being shot crossing DMZ The soldier was shot five times, including with an assault rifle, as he raced to freedom. By Anna Fifield  •   Read more »   She led Trump to Christ: The rise of the televangelist who advises the White House Because of Paula White, evangelicals have "an unprecedented opportunity to have our voice and say heard" in the Oval Office. By Julia Duin  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The clear timeline suggesting Donald Trump Jr. coordinated with WikiLeaks Breaking down Trump Jr.'s Twitter messages with the Russia-linked purveyor of hacked emails. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Politics • Analysis House Speaker Paul Ryan calls for Roy Moore to drop out of Senate race in Alabama after accusations of sexual misconduct Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday morning that he believes the women who have accused Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, and said he should leave the race. "He should step aside. No. 1, these allegations are credible. No. 2, if he cares about the values and people he claims to care […] By Washington Post Staff  •   Read more » Also Popular in Politics   Donald Trump Jr. communicated with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign An attorney for the president's eldest son said the exchanges were innocuous. By Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   Senate Republicans repudiate Roy Moore's candidacy and urge him to leave the race Analysis | President Trump has made 1,628 false or misleading claims over 298 days The judicial nominee who's never tried a case is also married to a Trump administration lawyer Woman accuses former president George H.W. Bush of groping her when she was 16 Also Popular in Opinions   This is how a superpower commits suicide The erosion of American leadership was painfully clear during Trump's Asia trip. By Richard Javad Heydarian  •  Read more »   How Rupert Murdoch destroyed the Republican Party An absolutely not-made-up dossier on Trump's early years The Justice Department is not actually promising to prosecute Hillary Clinton Russia, the Clinton campaign and chardonnay: Donna Brazile unloads Also Popular in Local   Schools and cellphones: In elementary schools? At lunch? One school system in Maryland relaxes its rules as the devices become ubiquitous. By Donna St. George  •  Read more »   Some Alabama evangelicals see Roy Moore as a man of Christian values. Others are torn. Roy Moore allegations prompt reflections on fundamentalist culture in which some Christian men date teens 'This intensity was unstoppable': campaign managers in Virginia governor's race dish Perspective | Let the people play! The plan to ban sports from the Washington Monument grounds is all wrong. ADVERTISEMENT Also Popular in Sports   Veteran sportswriter uses 'n*****' while commenting on LeBron James-Knicks scuffle Peter Vecsey was paraphrasing a Notorious B.I.G. lyric, but many thought his tweet was highly inappropriate. By Des Bieler  •  Read more »   A surfer learned to punch a shark on YouTube. It may have saved his life. Analysis | Five fantasy football moves you need to make for Week 11 How the Nationals and Cardinals 'accidentally' traded pitching coaches To sign with the Patriots, Martellus Bennett beat the system and got what he wanted Also Popular in National   One of world's most prominent Scrabble players banned temporarily for cheating The accused Scrabble pro is Allan Simmons, an author of Scrabble books and a Times of London Scrabble column, which has been dropped. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   'He could have blown up the block': Fla. police discover booby-trapped SpongeBob lunchbox Trump chuckled as Duterte called journalists 'spies.' That's no joke in the Philippines. This ancient shark with a snake head and 300 teeth is why we should just say nope to the ocean These scientists say you'll probably never have heart-stopping sex Also Popular in World Britain's May slams Russia for election meddling and fake news (unlike President Trump) Poland defends massive far-right protest that called for a 'White Europe' Mapping the DMZ Gaddafi's cousin is plotting a comeback of sorts from a Cairo apartment Analysis | Lebanon's crisis sets the stage for a Middle East calamity Also Popular in Business More than 400 millionaires tell Congress: Don't cut our taxes Analysis | Ancient data, modern math and the hunt for 11 lost cities of the Bronze Age Analysis | Democrats have leverage in one part of the GOP tax cut process General Electric stock falls after company halves its dividend, announces plans to exit the lightbulb business Two Macy's customers stabbed while trying to stop a theft at Mall of America, police say Also Popular in Technology Analysis | Here's why AT&T and the Justice Department are at odds over Time Warner Silicon Valley firm severs ties with co-founder Steve Jurvetson over allegations of sexual misconduct NASA's new autonomous space shuttle just had a successful test flight Missouri launches investigation into Google's handling of consumer data Water world: Dutch flood expertise is big export business Also Popular in Lifestyle How Liz Smith invented Donald Trump Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Yeah, but what about when 'what's on the inside' is confusion? 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