Politics: Alabama defeat leaves Trump weakened, isolated amid mounting challenges

Jared Kushner registered to vote as a woman. It's not his first paperwork mistake.; Trump travels to Indiana to sell his tax plan but leaves his usual zeal at home

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Butch Dill / AP Alabama defeat leaves Trump weakened, isolated amid mounting challenges The president and the GOP establishment appear to be in crisis, with midterms drawing ever closer and little to show legislatively. By Robert Costa  •  Read more » Jared Kushner registered to vote as a woman. It's not his first paperwork mistake. His bad week just got a little weirder. By Rachel Chason  •   Read more »   Trump travels to Indiana to sell his tax plan but leaves his usual zeal at home He delivered one of his more staid performances, incorporating rhetorical tactics from the playbooks of more-traditional presidents. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Senate intel committee invites tech executives for open hearing on Russia meddling Leaders of Facebook, Twitter and Google are scheduled to meet with panel members earlier behind closed doors. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   In Alabama, Republican voters out-Trumped Trump The president supported establishment-backed Luther Strange, but voters saw insurgent Roy Moore as more closely aligned with Trump's outsider philosophy. By Michael Scherer  •   Read more »   Democrats add to gains in state legislative races Democrats flipped a Republican-held House seat in New Hampshire, their third win of the year in the swing state, and narrowly won a Miami-area state senate seat in Florida. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Risch says seniority will decide who succeeds Corker as Foreign Relations Committee chair The comments are a clear sign to Rubio — or anyone else — who might seek to challenge the No. 2 Republican on the panel for the gavel after Corker retires. By Karoun Demirjian and Paul Kane  •   Read more »   Who is Doug Jones, and can he defeat Roy Moore in conservative Alabama? The civil rights lawyer is well-known for prosecuting the case of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing in which four girls were killed. But Democrats have not seriously contested a U.S. Senate race in the state in more than 20 years. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   Analysis Tax reform is 'not good for me, believe me,' Trump said. Don't. Why we can't trust that Trump isn't benefiting from his proposal. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Roy Moore's victory speech got very little live coverage on cable news We probably shouldn't be surprised. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   Top Democrat on Senate judiciary panel says it will issue subpoena for Manafort's testimony Feinstein said earlier this week that the panel would subpoena documents from him as well. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   Analysis Your critique that FiveThirtyEight misfired on the 2016 race is wrong The site gave Trump better odds of winning than most — and even called the electoral college split. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the DemocracyPost newsletter Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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