Opinion
Ignatius: Kurdish commander warns of bloodbath if U.S. leaves
Syrian Kurds have done much of the fighting against ISIS. Allowing an attack by Turkey could be disastrous.
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Robinson: Sadly, GOP’s cowardice toward Trump is no surprise
With exceptions scant, Republicans are blindly repeating Trump’s talking points on his Ukraine call.
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Harrop: Democrats should come to Biden’s defense
Afraid of playing favorites, the DNC has instead allowed Trump to let lies against Biden stand.
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Parker: There’s a difference in leverage Trump, Biden applied
Biden held back a loan to force policy sought by U.S. and Europeans. Trump was in it for…
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Saunders: Tweets, chopper talk are no way to mount a defense
Trump is tweeting more but saying far less, most of it repetitive and easily tuned out. That will…
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Petri: Finland’s president has some thoughts about his visit
Maybe next time, if the president plans some personal yelling, he could wait for his guest to leave.
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McArdle: Trump’s indifference may finally have lost its magic
Statements and acts that would have ended others’ political careers had no effect on Trump. Until now.
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Robinson: To reiterate: Trump repeats what he can’t prove
When Trump keeps saying his call was ‘perfect,’ recall this: “I would like you to do us a…
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Ignatius: Trump saw Ukraine as a way to settle scores
What Trump and Giuliani were pursuing wasn’t foreign policy; it was a reelection campaign tactic.
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Schwab: The good, the bad and the stubbornly obtuse
Some cheered Bonnie and Clyde, but what explains those unconcerned by Trump’s Ukraine scandal?
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Petri: For the last time, this is all as Trump has planned
It might look like the flailing of a cat with its head stuck in a bucket. But he…
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Milbank: Forget the swamp, Trump digging moat around himself
And it’s filled with the cold-blooded reptiles willing to put the president above country.
Business
Tech makes things easier, but relationships still matter
Where we choose to live is an emotional matter, so real estate will remain a largely human enterprise.
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McArdle: To be rid of Trump, Democrats must persuade GOP
Democrats need Republican help to unseat the president; so don’t make it hard to join Team Impeach.
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Ignatius: If Congress can’t get testimony, courts next step
Suing to compel testimony from Trump officials would slow the process, but may be the best option.
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Harrop: Hong Kong must wonder which America speaks for it
The president’s toadying to China’s Xi must sting in comparison to his weak words for Hong Kong.
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Ignatius: Insight into Post journalist’s death at Saudi hands
A United Nations investigator’s report provides information upon which the Saudis have yet to act.
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Rampell: Yet another whistle blown; this time on Trump’s taxes
An anonymous whistleblower has alleged attempts to meddle with the IRS audit of Trump’s tax returns.
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Harrop: Pelosi’s caution on impeachment allows strongest case
The process still carries risk for Democrats, but the speaker’s prudence plays best with the public.
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Robinson: Who’s making best arguments for impeachment? Trump
Republicans are coming up empty in their defense of Trump asking a favor of the Ukrainian president.