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McArdle: Trump’s doctorine based on what he knows: real estate
In real estate, great risk can result in great reward, but ‘other people’s money’ is lost when a…
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Milbank: Starved for good will in D.C., ‘friendship’ tree dies
The oak sapling, a gift from France that died in quarantine, serves as a metaphor for Washington.
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Milbank: Nixon’s counsel draws parallels to that ’70s scandal
Why would Dean’s testimony matter? Because Watergate remains the standard by which we measure scandal.
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Rampell: The economic threat in Trump’s latest scapegoat
The Federal Reserve looks out for jobs and prices. Trump’s criticisms are a danger to that mandate.
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Parker: Does Alabama want to be the worst state for women?
Along with barring abortions even in cases of rape or incest, rapists can seek custody of the child.
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Harrop: Some towns see dwindling population as opportunity
Towns in France and the U.S. are using recent vacancies to each community’s advantage.
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Robinson: Presidential ambitions could sink hopes in Congress
We need Democrats in the Senate as much as the White House; some need to switch to race…
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Saunders: Who was Pelosi’s ‘lock him up’ moment meant for?
The House Speaker still is picking a careful path on impeachment, respectful of the potential pitfalls.
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Petri: Face it; men just aren’t suited to serve as president
Not all men are Warren G. Harding, but should we risk electing a man to the nation’s highest…
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Milbank: What to expect July 4 from ‘your favorite President’
Trump has remade other holidays; why not a Trump rally in D.C. in place of the Fourth of…
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Rampell: Inslee, others ignoring best carbon-fighting tool
Those presidential candidates with climate policies avoid the most-effective method: a carbon tax.
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Parker: Don’t make abortion affordable; make it irrelevant
Scrapping the Hyde amendment would obligate Americans to pay for a procedure they don’t support.
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Robinson Trump packs so much ignorance into so few words
Regardless of subject — climate change, tariffs or horse racing — Trump displays a basic lack of knowledge.
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Schwab: If we reject facts this won’t end well; it’ll just end
On climate change and the Mueller report, the refusal to accept fact is threat to our world and…
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Petri: Look! Here comes the Straight Pride Parade!
Is that? Yes, it is. It’s women performing emotional labor without being consulted or thanked.
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Ignatius: Does Trump believe words he spoke at Normandy?
His rhetoric and actions prior to the D-Day ceremony don’t honor the sacrifices made at ‘freedom’s altar.’
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Harrop: Democrats are fooling themselves on impeachment
Democratic leaders, stop pretending you know the voters’ wishes; they’re not obsessed with impeachment.
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Milbank: This was one of Trump’s ‘finest hours’; just ask him
In France, 75 years after D-Day, Trump recalls the challenge, the bravery and triumph of … Trump.
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Dionne: Gun legislation may now have chance in Virginia
A special session — called following last week’s mass shootings — comes as public opinion has shifted.
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Petri: Subtle Brits struggle to land an insult at Trump
Even a ‘Good day, Sir,’ in our most withering tone was taken as actually wishing him a pleasant…