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Milbank: Trump never said those things you heard him say
Not on Cokie Roberts. Not on ‘easy’ trade wars. Not on Mexico paying for the wall. Don’t listen…
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McArdle: We’ll never know truth about Kavanaugh accusations
Whether because of alcohol, trauma, time or all three, memories often are reconstructed and unreliable.
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Mibank: 5 hours of nastiness launches Lewandowski’s Senate bid
The former Trump campaign aide wasn’t there to answer questions but to play to the president’s supporters.
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Parker: The Times turns boozy hearsay against justice
Editing deleted important information, but the Kavanaugh story was already short on corroboration.
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Ignatius: Hong Kong protests could go the way of Arab Spring
The protesters have broad popular support but no leaders who could forge a pragmatic victory.
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Robinson: Next president has daunting to-do list ahead
After Trump is sent packing, the president will have to undo the damage done to all three branches.
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Harrop: Warren’s policies may not play well in swing states
The states Democrats need to ensure a 2020 win are showing as toss-ups between her and Trump.
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Burke: Part 2 of a gun guy’s take on firearms and laws
We’ve got decisions to make, but first, let’s stow the bumpersticker slogans that keep us from compromise.
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Saunders: Narrowing Democratic field has yet to reveal a star
Still heeling to the left, the candidates have yet to spark enthusiasm among most Democrats.
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Milbank: Calling Trump racist correct, but it hurts Democrats
The word just turns away some independents; it’s better to describe the policy and skip the label.
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Parker: Democrats have yet to show they can out-Trump Trump
The candidates in Thursday’s debate were smart and prepared but also bland and forgettable.
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Robinson: Congress shirks its duty by dawdling on impeachment
Enough with semantics; Democrats have more than enough to justify proceedings against the president.
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McArdle: California labor law could slam brakes on Uber, Lyft
Requiring ride-share firms to treat drivers as employees ignores the realities of the gig economy.
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Schwab: Subject line of a friend’s email simply read, ‘Plans’
A fellow surgeon and friend confronts death with the calmness and dry humor he always exhibited.
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Petri: Join Joe on a stream-of-consciousness hot-air balloon
Biden anecdotes aren’t easy to follow but they paint a nice Norman Rockwell picture, don’t they?
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Harrop: Parents, think before you hit ‘share’ on your kid’s pic
Will your posts of your kids’ past haunt them as adults? And just who’s lurking on social media…
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Ignatius: The very model of a modern major Trump official
Gen. Joseph Dunford, retiring joint chiefs chairman, was a valued adviser who avoided chaos.
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McArdle: Why conservatives are split on how to fight the left
The choice for conservatives appears to be either losing gracefully or fighting to the bitter end?
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Milbank: While we were distracted, federal agencies gutted
As with other agencies, the Trump administration quietly moves to incapacitate a functioning BLM.
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Parker: Sanford’s challenge of Trump comes at wrong time
The right time might have been before the former governor fled the country for an extramarital tryst.