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Petri: ‘Baby Shark’ documentary provides parents no easy out

Sorry to disappoint those with ‘do do do’ stuck in their heads, but you have no reason not…

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Harrop: Democrats, listen to Pelosi; impeachment not worth it

It would give Trump the attention he craves, grate on the public and hobble the Democrats’ agenda.

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Milbank: This time, Manafort’s judge wasn’t having it

Her sentence wasn’t especially harsh, but her words — in condemning his play for a Trump pardon —…

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McArdle: One of FDR’s idea that shouldn’t be resurrected

Packing the high court to game outcomes would turn it fully over to the whims of the White…

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Milbank: GOP’s deference to Trump costs military projects

Too afraid to defy Trump on his ‘emergency,’ Republicans refuse to stand up for their own districts.

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Ignatius: Populists battling traditionalist in both parties

Trump now owns what’s left of the GOP, but Democrats may yet create a coherent political order.

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Parker: Why allow Tucker Carlson to be vile and offensive?

Because to bow to the whims of the mob that seeks his ouster is a remedy worse than…

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Milbank: If you ignore when he’s wrong, Trump is a prophet

‘Trumpadamus’ could swear on a stack of autographed Bibles as to the accuracy of his predictions.

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Milbank: On cue, Democrats slide into self-defeat mode

Having won the House on issues voters care about, they now risk splitting along ideological lines.

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Harrop: Excuse the middle class for not joining Trump’s parade

A softening economy, scant progress on trade and tax cuts for wealthy have few feeling enthusiastic.

Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, March 12

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, March 12

A sketchy look at the day in politics.

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Burke: I cannot tell a lie; it’s Trump’s that drive this column

Readers wonder why I write so often regarding Trump, when they should ask why he lies more often.

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Saunders: Democrats smear good journalists by excluding Fox

To not include Fox News in the Democrats’ debates is to ignore the channel’s audience.

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McArdle: Who has time for democratic socialist meetings?

If socialism is to be democratic, we have to ask: Do people want more democracy in their lives?

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Robinson: Trump betting supporters haven’t paid attention

Promise after promise — the wall, trade, the ACA, infrastructure and more — Trump has failed to deliver.

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Parker: Sen. McSally proves herself a leader and a maverick

Her candor, revealing herself as a rape survivor, shows strength and a committment to bring change.

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Schwab: Hanoi and Cohen hearings; Trump had a bad week

Failed negotiations with Kim and failed spin on Cohen’s testimony didn’t derail his CPAC celebration.

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Petri: We — and by ‘we’ I mean I — talk way too much about AOC

And it’s her fault (or a conspiracy) that we are consumed with studying her every move and statement.

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Milbank: Why do all the president’s hires disappoint him so?

Ivanka’s and Jared’s jobs are secure, but the White House has suffered a turnover rate of 65 percent.

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Harrop: Proof that some Harvard students still haven’t learned

A dean’s decision to represent a sexual harassment defendent doesn’t mean he approves of such crimes.