Matt tells Republicans not to dismiss Mueller out of hand ... Would congressional Republicans ever turn on Trump? ... Matt: Nancy Pelosi is still pretty sharp ... Why Pelosi “has the institution’s back” ... Bill breaks down the speakership voting process ... What exactly does a "Green New Deal" entail? ...

The new battle over the House speakership ... Bill to young Dems: Be patient, Pelosi will retire! ... Why speakers aren’t usually the “face” of the party ... Should Republicans exploit party divisions and back Pelosi? ... Matt: Beto has 2020 star power ... Can a “boring” Dem beat Trump? ...

Bill’s midterm all-nighter ... Which minority candidates were successful, and why? ... What lessons will Dems take from the election? ... Bill challenges the “two Americas” narrative ... Are low-key Dems like Amy Klobuchar the future of the party? ... Bill: Dems are diversifying while Republicans are distilling down to Trumpism ...

Does Matt want Democrats to take the House? ... Matt: Steve King has got to go ... Bill: If you’re a white nationalist, now is your time to shine ... A final round of midterm predictions ... Is Michael Avenatti right that only a white man can beat Trump? ... What lessons for 2020 will we learn in 2018? ...

Are the Kavanaugh hearings already old news? ... How Dems in red states play the optics game ... Are progressive voters lacking enthusiasm? ... Bill and Matt make potentially embarrassing election predictions ... Matt on civility politics: “Sometimes, ‘both-siderism’ is right” ... Would Saul Alinksy have approved of heckling politicians in restaurants? ... Matt: The pipe bomb story will have faded by Election Day ...

Has the “blue wave” already crested? ... Abortion politics causes conflict between Democrats ... How Michael Avenatti is setting the tone for all 2020 hopefuls ... Can Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema escape her protester past? ... Bill: Despite the blowback, Elizabeth Warren put the ancestry issue to bed for 2020 ... Matt: Warren proved she can’t go toe-to-toe with Trump ...

Violent rhetoric in the lead-up to Election Day ... Matt: The left-wing “mob” is motivating #NeverTrump voters ... Will Republican momentum from the Kavanaugh hearings last to November? ... Bill argues we need a new temperance movement ... Matt sees potential synergy between social conservatives and #MeToo ...

Bill and Matt both predict that Kavanaugh will be confirmed ... Is Kavanaugh’s drinking history relevant? ... “Believe all women” vs. the presumption of innocence ... Is the “job interview” framing accurate? ... Matt: If life is a job interview, freedom of expression is at stake ... Bill reviews every memoir written by a presidential mistress in the past century ...

Matt: Kavanaugh vs. Ford was a tie, which means he'll be confirmed ... Was Kavanaugh's emotional testimony heartfelt or cynical? ... Why "deny, deny, deny" usually works ... Bill reviews the history of the judicial wars ... If Kavanaugh replaces Kennedy, how will the Court change? ... Bill asks Matt: Is this worth it? ...

Why Bill is helping put on a public school carnival ... On Brett Kavanaugh: Was there an affluenza outbreak at Georgetown Prep? ... Bill: If Kavanaugh did do it, he’s now a liar ... Matt: Black 17-year-olds don’t get a pass for bad behavior ... Is it too late to bring Amy Coney Barrett back? ... Should Linda Tripp (of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal) be rehabilitated in public memory? ...