The Post Most: A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.

James O'Keefe tweeted about his 'confrontation' with a Post reporter. Here's what really happened.; The 6 most puzzling aspects of this James O'Keefe-Project Veritas botched sting debacle; CNN stars Blitzer, Cooper, Amanpour and others fire back at Trump in day of rage

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation. Jaime Phillips, who claimed to The Post that Moore impregnated her as a teenager, was seen on Monday walking into the headquarters of Project Veritas, a group that uses false cover stories and covert video recordings to expose what it says is media bias. By Shawn Boburg  •  Read more » James O'Keefe tweeted about his 'confrontation' with a Post reporter. Here's what really happened. Founder of Project Veritas tweets video of conversation with Post reporter, asks if The Post is ambushing him. The Post filmed the entire encounter. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The 6 most puzzling aspects of this James O'Keefe-Project Veritas botched sting debacle So much of this was just so poorly conceived and executed. 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By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion GOP's new scheme to save Trump's tax plan reveals the scam at its core It could still pass, but here's what has to happen. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Opinion Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act. Will she be charged? What happens next will send an unmistakable message to the rest of the federal workforce. By Walter Shaub  •   Read more »   Trump vowed to end the 'war on Christmas.' Here's how the White House is decorated this season. Lots of red and green and gold. And it's 'Christmas' instead of 'holiday — for the most part. By Krissah Thompson  •   Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Trump touts 'great' first lady after Vanity Fair reports his wife didn't want the role, thought he'd lose The president also relayed on Twitter that he thought he'd win last year's election. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Analysis | A botched sting with a phony Roy Moore 'accuser' was supposed to discredit the media. 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