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McArdle: If Israel gets what it wants what’ll it end up with?
A one-state solution with Israel in control — if that is Trump’s deal — may result in an…
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Saunders: Barr, like Holder, gets a say on contempt citation
Holder, the Obama AG, never enforced Congress’ citation against him; Barr can take the same tack.
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Bring Herald readers more Parker, Saunders columns
Just less than a year ago I canceled by subscription to the Seattle Times (except for its SWunday…
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Parker: We’ll have a woman for president; just not a Democrat
The women running for the nomination are saddled with bumper-sticker personas. Not so, a Republican.
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Robinson: No option for Congress to shrug and look away
Trump wants to pass this off as partisan politics; both parties must act for the sake of the…
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Ignatius: U.S., Iran must avoid miscalculation in standoff
For now, U.S. willingness to display force appears to have registered with Iran and its proxies.
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Schwab: Trump’s abortion lies frustrate already fraught debate
The best way to limit the number of abortion is to make birth control and sex education available.
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Milbank: White House lists me, others, as reporters non grata
There’s something wrong with a president having the power to decide which journalists can cover him.
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Harrop: Trump insults his way toward trade impasse with China
Getting a deal requires firm negotiations; instead Trump taunts the Chinese to play to his base.
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Ignatius: China mole’s saga reads like thriller, but scarier
A former CIA officer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, but details raise concerns of a deeper plot.
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McArdle: There’s a cost in making drugs more affordable here
Holding back pharmaceutical profits will discourage research and development of life-saving drugs.
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Milbank: McConnell providing cover for Russian interference
Rather than admit Trump benefited from election meddling, McConnell smothers attempts to address it.
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Milbank: Make it up to Trump with a $10 billion parachute
What’s two years of a ‘stolen’ presidency worth? Give him reparations to make it — and him —…
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Ignatius: Shanahan’s lengthy ‘acting’ status is ill-timed
Trump has put off nominating the former Boeing exec even as situations grow increasingly dire.
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Parker: This is earth’s cancer diagnosis; take it seriously
The U.N. report on species extinction is a call for immediate action; and all lives depend upon it.
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Harrop: Congress can put the robocall plague on hold
Automated calls often use come-ons and threats to take advantage of the elderly and unsuspecting.
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Robinson: We — not an asteroid — may cause next mass extinction
A U.N. report predicts humans may cause the die-off of 1 million of the earth’s 8 million species.
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Saunders: $2 trillion infrastructure deal a pact to do zilch
Trump won’t touch his tax cuts. The Democrats’ list is too broad. And neither wants the other to…
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Burke: Not even Chubby Checker could imagine how low he’ll go
This low — defying the rule of law and two branches of government — but Trump’s not done…
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McArdle: Not all may want Medicare for All, after all
Most are satisfied with their employer-based coverage; which makes Medicare for All a hard sell.