Bill and Matt predict a turbulent 2018 ... Can Trump sell his base on a partial border wall? ... Can Dems work border security to their advantage? ... Bill’s early prediction of Oprah’s pre-entry into politics ... How Oprah could change the 2020 race—without even running ... Why Bill doesn’t expect Oprah to “descend from her perch” to run ...

Matt: Trump's tweets remind us why he is "a very scary president" ... The promises and perils of Trumpism for the GOP ... Might the midterms create a "bipartisan civility caucus"? ... Bill: A "generic Democrat" would match up well against Trump ... Will Americans want a return to normalcy in 2020? ... Berniecrats sense a revolutionary opportunity—are they right? ...

Comparing Trump's first year with Obama’s ... Did Trump "lead from behind" on the tax bill? ... Will the bill have a legacy? ... Bill on Doug Jones: Sometimes boring is good ... Wading into the Charles Cooke-Jennifer Rubin debate ...

Bill and Matt are both happy about Alabama ... How Doug Jones’s temperament defused his pro-choice stance ... The first victory in a coming Dem wave? ... Jones’s challenge and his opportunity ... Is Steve Bannon just a stopped clock? ...

Being Mormon in an evangelical Christian party ... Is Moore hurting the pro-life cause? ... Matt: Like any other tax bill, the GOP’s will have winners and losers ... How getting rid of Franken helps the Democrats' brand ... Bill catches flak for suggesting the Clintons step back into the ring ...

James O’Keefe’s failed WaPo sting as a microcosm of conservative dysfunction ... Was O’Keefe coordinating with Roy Moore’s campaign? ... Bill: 2020 will be the year of the woman for Democrats... ... ...and Elizabeth Warren has the edge ... Reevaluating Biden in the wake of Weinstein ... Matt’s critique of the GOP tax plan ... Bill: The tax plan will create a lot of angry middle-class voters ...

Making sense of the wave of sexual assault allegations ... Should Al Franken resign? ... History lesson: How Taft raised taxes and split the Republican Party ... Why tax reform has always been like “making sausage” to the average voter ... Bill thinks Doug Jones has a chance against Roy Moore ... Matt recalls the brief moment he considered voting for Hillary ...

Do viewers mind Bill and Matt shooting the breeze? ... Bill: Northam won while doubling down on centrist messaging ... Can the left take credit for Democratic wins in Virginia? ... Why Republicans are having trouble unifying around tax reform ... Bill: Trump’s remaining base isn’t going anywhere ...

Matt introduces Bill to “Trunk-or-Treat” ... Bill and Matt commend Gov. Cuomo after Manhattan terror attack ... Reading the national mood from the Virginia gubernatorial election ... How should Dems approach immigration? ... Republican reaction to the Mueller indictments ...

Was Jeff Flake right to step down? ... The long legacy of protectionism ... Why Bob Corker’s fight with Trump doesn’t impress conservatives ... Would Matt vote for the current tax resolution? ... Remembering Robert Guillaume, star of Benson ... What Matt learned interviewing both Cindy Sheehan and Andrew Bacevich ...