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McArdle: A few questions on candidates’ Medicare-for-all plans
Getting into the details of a major policy shift shows some unsettling and as-yet-unanswered doubts.
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Milbank: Marianne Williamson won’t win, but she knows how to
With others at the debate mired in policy details, Williamson showed how to connect with the voters.
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Parker: How to combat President Trump’s rhetorical race war
Trump is using race for his own political purposes; we can dishonor him by embracing each other.
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Milbank: Sorry, Baltimore, but go back where you came from
With your ties to U.S. history, literature, sports stars and blue crab; you don’t fit in Trump’s America.
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Robinson: Trump is running scared, and he has good reason
His switch from racist dog whistle to bull horn shows he’s worried about what happens when he loses.
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Ignatius: Can pick for intel chief speak truth to Trump?
There are doubts among intelligence professionals that Ratcliffe will pass along analysis candidly.
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Harrop: Identity politics doesn’t impress most minorities
Democrats should reject such politically correct appeals because they’re not popular with anyone.
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Burke: Why do so many swallow all the president’s lies?
Is it gullibility? Or do they think there’s something to be gained by accepting falsehoods as truth?
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Saunders: Congress not ready for closeup in ‘The Mueller Files’
The ‘film version’ of the Mueller report tanked. But don’t fault Mueller; blame the rest of the cast.
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Milbank: McConnell no American patriot; he’s a Russian asset
Despite warnings from Trump officials, McConnell ignores the threat from Russian election hackers.
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Parker: Who looked bad wasn’t Mueller; it was Congress members
Was Mueller at his sharpest? No, but both parties used him as a prop for their own partisan…
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Robinson: Meanwhile, outside of the Mueller hearings …
Trump’s wrecking ball kept swinging against legitimate asylum, criminal justice and climate.
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McArdle: What Mueller gave Democrats was a dose of reality
They can’t rely on others to be rid of Trump but need to build a coalition that can…
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Schwab: Hate-filled invective? No, it’s an impassioned warning
While denouncing my rants, my critics see no harm in Trump’s divisive rhetoric or destructive actions.
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Petri: We’ve got a good thing going; impeachment might ruin it
We’re having a good time with hearings and subpoenas, right? Do we need to rush into a commitment?
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Milbank: Why Mueller hoped his report would speak for itself
Because, for whatever reasons, it was clear after Wednesday’s hearings he couldn’t speak for himself.
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Ignatius: Allies in Syria merit thanks, support, not threats
Kurds and Sunnis in Syria have been effective against ISIS; the U.S. should honor their sacrifices.
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Harrop: Humanity a skill immigrants bring to health care
In reforming our immigration laws, we need to recognize the compassion freely shown by many new to the…
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Milbank: Omar’s black, female, Muslim, immigrant and American
In a speech Tuesday, the congresswoman didn’t defend her faith as much as she defended our democracy.
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Ignatius: How to leave Afghanistan and not have to return
The U.S. is in talks with the Taliban that concern Afghan leaders but could foster an ally against…