Politics: Alabama certifies Doug Jones’s victory over Roy Moore in Senate election

Places that backed Trump skewed poor; voters who backed Trump skewed wealthier These were our 10 most popular posts of 2017

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore leaves the stage after speaking Dec. 12 in Montgomery, Ala. (Mike Stewart/AP) Alabama certifies Doug Jones's victory over Roy Moore in Senate election His lawsuit cites rumors of election fraud that have already been investigated and refuted by the Alabama secretary of state. By David Weigel  •  Read more » Analysis Places that backed Trump skewed poor; voters who backed Trump skewed wealthier Is this one reason that economically disadvantaged Trump locales get so many media visitors? By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis These were our 10 most popular posts of 2017 Readers, you were very interested in President Trump. By E.J. Graff  •   Read more »   Analysis The Republican tax bill spurred more than 120 public protests in November Here's the 11th in our series on U.S. protests in 2017. By Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman  •   Read more »   White House looks to make internal changes amid worries of a tough year ahead President Trump has heard mounting concerns from outside advisers worried about the 2018 political landscape. By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   Analysis There's still little evidence that Russia's 2016 social media efforts did much of anything A look at what we know. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing The president's reelection campaign wants supporters to vote on the worst example of fake news in 2017. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   Analysis What better way to end the year than by exploring the presidential tweets of 2017? An interactive visualization of Trump's year on Twitter. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis Republicans were hoping to move past Roy Moore, but he won't let them The Senate candidate from Alabama is still fighting for the seat, even against those in his own party. By Eugene Scott  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis The real reason Breitbart abandoned 'pro-white' Paul Nehlen Nehlen's greatest flaw was being a likely loser in a post-Roy Moore environment in which Breitbart is searching for winners. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   Analysis The big problem with Trump's strategy to attack Michael Flynn's credibility: His own mouth The Trump team plans to go after Flynn's character. But Trump has been praising Flynn's character seemingly nonstop. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Analysis Roy Moore's campaign against the political establishment reaches its natural conclusion His claims of voter fraud have no obvious basis in reality, but of course this is where we ended up. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis President Trump's viral moments of 2017 President Trump had quite a few head-scratching moments, political gaffes and awkward blunders in the past year. By Jenny Starrs  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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