D.C. ICONPolitician and Journalist Superlawyer Bob Barnett, 79, DiesRegardless of political party, Barnett worked to broker deals.Georgina DiNardo
SPOILER ALERTNo Labels Launches Controversial 2024 Campaign With No IdeasThe well-funded centrist group says it wants to field a presidential candidate who will focus on substance. But its first big event was all style.Jake Lahut
opinionNO WAY OUTDemocrats’ Kyrsten Sinema Nightmare Is Just Getting StartedShe was doomed in a primary. But there’s precedent for a politician everyone seems to hate sticking around—and having lots of power.Matt Lewis
PANIC MODEWhen ‘Mortal Kombat’ Made America Lose Its MindIn honor of the new ‘Mortal Kombat’ film, let’s take a look back at the time Congress held emergency hearings on video-game violence timed to ‘Mortal Kombat II.’AD BY VERIZON
THE BUSINESS WE’VE CHOSENJoe Lieberman Called ZTE a Threat. Now He Lobbies for It.The former senator says he can better serve his new client precisely because he was once a critic.Betsy Swan
SPOILSPORTJoe Lieberman Is Not a Fan of Bernie’s Single Payer BillNot every senator who hated Obamacare’s public option has come around to single payer, à la Max Baucus.Gideon Resnick
Circle of LifeWhy Martha Stewart (Maybe) Slapped MeAn ink-stained wretch’s story about what happened long ago, in a simpler time, on one of those weird only-in-New-York-kids nights.Harry Siegel
Dealing?Can Bipartisanship Exist in a Trump Era?The hands-across-the-aisle spirit promoted by the No Labels group in Congress is eager to see if moderation, cooperation, and compromise will fly under a Trump administration.Eleanor Clift
Vice VersaYou Lost One, Tea Party. Deal With It.Democrats had their own intraparty upset in 2006, courtesy of Joe Lieberman. They moved on, unlike the ‘real American’ Tea Partiers who are still blubbering over Thad Cochran’s victory. Michael Tomasky
Exit InterviewLieberman’s Slow-Motion Dem DivorceThe retiring senator talks to Howard Kurtz about why he feels the Democrats deserted him.Howard Kurtz