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Milbank: If Biden is a gaffe machine, he’s at peak output
It’s easy to blame age for losing a few steps, but Biden has been tripping over his tongue…
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Milbank: Is Trump president or a timeshare salesman?
Sit through the sales pitch and you’ll get, well, nothing. But Trump will profit by hosting the G-7.
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So, atomic bombs don’t kill people, either?
In the Associated Press story in the Aug. 6 Herald (“Trump vows action after shootings but gives few…
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Petri: Think your career is toast after stint in Trump admin?
Take this easy quiz and learn what your future holds. Tip: Some resume fudging recommended.
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Robinson: Trump’s Obama envy is reaching new lows
Obsessed with the comparison, Trump is desperate — and lying — regarding their records of achievement.
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Harrop: Inslee’s departure shows something wrong with process
That he and two others have left the field early shows a lack of focus on the demands…
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Burke: If Trump’s backers are unmoveable, do I stop pushing?
With supporters unimpressed by fact or reason, maybe it’s time to give attempts at persuasion a rest.
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Petri: Moon has tough time watching Earth do this to itself
Those fires in the Amazon? Do you realize what that smoke is doing to your lungs?
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Saunders: Decorum on White House lawn and in the Twitterverse
Even a conservative columnist isn’t safe from attacks from the bruised ego of Sebastian Gorka.
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Milbank: You’ve heard of Fact Checker; here’s the Gut Checker
More subjective, but just as telling, let’s review Trump’s week for his beastly unpresidential acts.
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McArdle: When will Trump backers admit: ‘OK, this isn’t normal’?
If Greenland is so strategically valuable, is it wise to insult the nation you need to deal with?
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Rampell: When bad idea founders, deflect and double down
Tax cuts and tariffs haven’t delivered as promised. Naturally, Trump wants to keep digging the hole deeper.
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Robinson: Trump’s Cabinet can’t — or won’t — manage him
His 35-minute Q-and-A with reporters showed him at his most unfiltered and untethered to reality.
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Schwab: What hath we done to deserve the Chosen One’s wrath?
Except ignore his pollution promotion, not sell him Greenland and object to his caging children.
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Petri: All foretold has come to pass; Donald Trump is our god
Hearken, nonbelievers! He stepped into office and could do anything he wished; except buy Greenland.
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Harrop: Automakers join Danes in telling Trump, ‘No deal’
First it was Greenland, then Trump lost automakers who said they prefer California’s mileage rules.
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Ignatius: If Russia wants return to G-8, its hacking must end
A return to the fold should require a commitment that Russia stop its egregious cyber-interference.
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Milbank: After so much winning, what’s a deity to do but quit?
Having risen to godlike status, Trump should quit while he’s ahead; or before it all comes crashing down.
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McArdle: The problem with not putting shareholders first
‘Corporate social responsibility’ is fine as long as it doesn’t divert what belongs to the shareholder.
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Milbank: Greatest threat to U.S.-Israel alliance is Netanyahu
The Israeli leader is driving a wedge between legacy supporters in the U.S., especially in Congress.