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Mo Brooks
u.s. senate
Feb. 8, 2021
Richard Shelby, the Last of the South’s Senate Party-Switchers, to Retire
The six-term Alabama senator never changed that much but went with the flow of conservative southern politics.
By
Ed Kilgore
self defense
Jan. 12, 2021
Mo Brooks Is Definitely Not a Criminal, So Stop Asking
In a bizarre statement, Brooks defended himself from “scurrilous, George Orwellian, 1984, Socialist Democrats Politics of Personal Destruction.”
By
Sarah Jones
capitol riot
Jan. 11, 2021
Mo Brooks Slapped With Censure Resolution Over Pre-Riot Speech
The GOP representative was an instigator of the Electoral College vote coup effort and helped incite the crowd that violently disrupted it.
By
Ed Kilgore
contested election
Jan. 5, 2021
How the January 6 Electoral-Vote Count Will Work
It will be a tedious day full of bogus election-fraud claims, placing Pence in a tight spot — but Congress will affirm Biden’s win in the end.
By
Ed Kilgore
contested election
Dec. 30, 2020
Hawley to Trigger Congressional Vote on Trump’s Election Coup
The circus will come to Congress on January 6, but the man at center ring is Mike Pence, who will preside over a joint session to certify electors.
By
Ed Kilgore
past is prologue
Dec. 29, 2020
The Flimsy Nixon Precedent Trump Is Seizing On to Contest Biden’s Win
In 1960, Nixon disregarded a certified Electoral College slate from Hawaii favoring him. This is not the same as Pence disregarding a national defeat.
By
Ed Kilgore
contested election
Dec. 17, 2020
Will Two Alabama Extremists Force a Vote on Overturning the Election?
Mo Brooks and Tommy Tuberville are two peas in a pod from the same right-wing patch and may make every Republican go on record about Trump’s claims.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Dec. 15, 2020
McConnell Finally Acknowledges Biden As President-elect
It’s taken a long time, but the dam has broken, with Republican senators undermining any last-minute rebellion against the results in January.
By
Ed Kilgore
contested election
Dec. 10, 2020
Every Republican in Congress May Have to Vote on Trump’s Coup
Die-hard supporters of the president may force a January vote to overturn Biden’s Electoral College majority.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Dec. 4, 2020
No, Congress Won’t Help Trump Overturn the Election
Alabama congressman Mo Brooks’s last-ditch effort to protest the electoral vote count won’t amount to much.
By
Ed Kilgore
racism
Aug. 26, 2019
Steve King’s Political Prospects May Be Fading, but His Party’s Racism Is Not
King is one of his party’s most flagrant bigots — but not by much.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
2020 alabama senate race
June 20, 2019
Judge Roy Moore Rides Again Into a 2020 Senate Race
Everybody’s favorite theocrat and alleged mall creeper is again threatening to wreak havoc on his party’s Senate prospects in Alabama.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 16, 2019
Poll Shows Roy Moore Is Still the Wacko to Beat in Alabama
Moore may draw multiple GOP rivals, but don’t bet the farm against him — or against Democratic incumbent Doug Jones.
By
Ed Kilgore
alabama senate
Apr. 4, 2019
Very Trumpy Florida Congressman May Move to Alabama to Run Against Doug Jones
Does Alabama really need to import wild-ass Trump loyalists?
By
Ed Kilgore
nazis
Mar. 25, 2019
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks Compares Democrats, Media to Hitler
No smear is too stupid or disgusting for Mo Brooks in his effort to win Trump’s support for a possible 2020 Senate race.
By
Ed Kilgore
roy moore
Mar. 8, 2019
Good News for Democrats: Judge Roy Moore Mulling Another Senate Race in Alabama
Moore may want a rematch with Doug Jones because he thinks he was robbed, and a rematch would be a best-case scenario for the red-state Democrat.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
May 17, 2018
GOP Congressman: Rising Sea Level Caused by More Dirt on Ocean Floor
A bold new scientific theory by Rep. Mo Brooks catches a scientist off guard at a congressional hearing.
By
Jonathan Chait
Feb. 27, 2018
Trump Endorses Another GOP Senator Facing a Perilous Primary Battle
Trump unsuccessfully backed Alabama’s Luther Strange against a field of more Trumpian rivals. Now he’s making a similar play in Mississippi.
By
Ed Kilgore
Dec. 26, 2017
Nick Saban Gets Crushed in Alabama Senate Election
Many thought Saban would get many write-in votes in a Senate contest between an alleged predator and a Democrat. He did not.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 10, 2017
Only One Man Can Save the Alabama Senate Race for the GOP
So long as Roy Moore stays in the race, there’s only one man who could beat him as a write-in. And it’s not Luther Strange.
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 26, 2017
Roy Moore Beats Trump’s Candidate in Alabama Senate Runoff
Despite presidential and vice-presidential campaigning and massive infusions of money, appointed senator Luther Strange lost handily.
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 25, 2017
Alabama GOP Senate Preview: A Strange Struggle in a Pro-Trump State
Donald Trump went to Alabama to pull his candidate across the finish line to victory in a GOP Senate runoff. But it’s not looking good for Big Luther.
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 20, 2017
So Much for ‘Bipartisan’ Trump: He’s the Congressional GOP’s Best Friend Again
In backing a partisan health-care bill and working to save McConnell’s candidate in Alabama, POTUS is back in harness with his congressional party.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 26, 2017
Could Trump Be About to Stab Luther Strange in the Back?
After deflating Mo Brooks’s candidacy with a surprise endorsement of Luther Strange, reports now suggest Trump could turn his back on Strange, too.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 23, 2017
Trump Needs to Stop Whining About the Filibuster
For all his complaining about the Senate’s 60-vote requirement, Trump passed up the chance to take the issue to GOP voters in Alabama.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 21, 2017
Judge Roy Moore Has Big Lead in First Poll for Alabama Senate Runoff
Luther Strange may need all the money and all the Trump love he can get to catch up with Roy Moore, who’s winning over supporters of other candidates.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 15, 2017
Trump Fans Moore and Strange Head to a Runoff in Alabama Senate Race
All of Mitch McConnell’s fundraising and Trump’s endorsement only won Luther Strange a second-place finish and a runoff fight with Judge Roy Moore.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 14, 2017
Alabama GOP Senate Primary Getting Strange-er After Trump Intervention
Alabama GOP voters likely to vault the wheezing campaign of Trump’s endorsee Luther Strange into a runoff with the grim celebrity theocrat Roy Moore.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 9, 2017
Trump Shocks Alabama Republicans by Endorsing Luther Strange for the Senate
The president shook up a tight three-way race for the GOP Senate nomination by endorsing Mitch McConnell’s candidate just days before the primary.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 8, 2017
Jesus, Trump, and Guns: Luther Strange’s Ultimate Alabama GOP Ad
In a race marred by negative ads, Senator Luther Strange has a positive spot that’s got more shout-outs to conservative icons than you can count.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 1, 2017
In Alabama Senate Race, There’s Stiff Competition to Be the Most Pro-Trump
All three major candidates profess to love the president. But they’re really fighting about Mitch McConnell.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 24, 2017
Senate Candidate Uses Audio of Scalise Shooting in Campaign Ad
Scalise’s staff objected in strong terms.
By
Benjamin Hart
July 10, 2017
Will Trump Jump Into Alabama’s Crazy Senate Primary?
He could tap McConnell’s favorite Luther Strange or Hannity’s favorite Mo Brooks. Theocrat Roy Moore’s in the mix, too.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 1, 2017
Republican Blurts Out That Sick People Don’t Deserve Affordable Care
Mo Brooks says what many conservatives believe but aren’t supposed to say: If you need lots of medical care, it’s your fault.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 4, 2014
Republican Denounces ‘War on Whites’
Mo better Brooks, please.
By
Jonathan Chait