Dick Polman

If not for their fervent opposition, a credibly accused child molester and racist homophobic theocrat would be on his way to the United States Senate.

With control of Congress up for grabs in 2018, Republicans are playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded cylinder. Here are four theories as to why.

If a Democrat can win in a state that hadn't elected one in 25 years, that bodes well for Democrats in more hospitable states where House and Senate seats are winnable.

Lynyrd Skynyrd famously sang, "Sweet home Alabama/Lord, I'm coming home to you." But what will home look like tomorrow?

The New York Times reporters' detailed portrait of an infant in action was based on "interviews with 60 advisers, associates, friends, and members of Congress."

Today, let's list the latest stupid remarks that epitomize what life is like in blighted Trumplandia.

Democrats have sacrificed Franken for moral and political reasons; the moral reasons strike me as sound; the political calculations, somewhat less so.

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case will hinge on Justice Kennedy. Even though he was pivotal in legalizing gay marriage, he's clearly not happy with how the baker has been treated.

The Trump lawyer argues that presidents are not subject to the rule of law that governs mere mortals. The Supreme Court disagrees (as do many GOP lawmakers).

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's methodical timeline can't compete with Trump's lightning strikes against our institutions, sane governance, and the rule of law.

How long will average Republican voters — folks making modest incomes, folks who bought Trump's 2016 snake oil — keep allowing themselves to be played for saps?

Matt Lauer will be remembered as a fallen sexual harasser, but in my mind, he's forever immortalized as a Donald Trump toady.