What a long, strange trip: The most consequential political trends of 2018

President Donald Trump again dominated 2018 politics, but the year was also notable for what happened, what didn't happen and what it could all mean in 2019.Here's The Washington Post's list of the political trends that defined the year in politics:1) Trump's mounting falsehoodsTrump's false or misleading claims more than tripled during his second year in office, from 2,140 in his first year to 7,546 through his first 700 days. And while few Americans [...]