Opinion
Ignatius: Is Assange a journalist? It may not matter much
Attempting to hack into a Pentagon computer, as alleged, isn’t part of what a reporter does.
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Harrop: Wondering if U.S. is full? It’s the wrong question
Turn off the alarms and let’s have a conversation on how to shape immigration to serve our interests.
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Milbank: Yes, border is in crisis, and Trump’s making it worse
Trump has options to ease the migrant crisis, but it will require admiting he alone can’t fix it.
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McArdle: What Brexiteers, Trumpists share is about migration
The populist movements in each country differ on trade, but agree on the issues of immigration.
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Petri: I have my reasons for not releasing the Mueller report
Trust me, there’s nothing in there that you need to see. And it’s long. So stop asking to…
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Milbank: Why was Candace Owens at white nationalism hearing?
If Republicans meant to sabotage the House Judiciary hearing they brought in the right provocateur.
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Milbank: Kirstjen Nielsen’s suck-up efforts just weren’t enough
The Homeland Security chief avoided contradicting Trump but still was fired and mocked by him.
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Ignatius: Trump’s pressure play on Iran could backfire on U.S.
Designating its revolutionary guard as terrorists could limit the U.S. response if Iran seeks talks.
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Rampell: Trump’s Fed nominees have odd view of data
For professed economists, Moore and Cain only trust facts when they fit with their partisan agendas.
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Sanders: Here’s what Trump can do that’s better than a wall
Even though President Trump’s wall resonates with his base, it won’t bring the changes his base wants.
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Petri: Elites say freeing rabid bats a bad idea; let’s do it
Trusting ‘the right way’ keeps us from fresh ideas; like touching live wires or hand-feeding leopards.
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Gerson: Trump’s appeal to GOP’s inner demons sadly effective
The loyalty shown to Trump by staffers and party means the moral damage will be harder to repair.
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Harrop: Ex-oil lobbyist no improvement over Zinke at Interior
Expect David Bernhardt to continue Zinke’s policy of pludering and privatization of public lands.
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Burke: A look at the Democratic horses approaching the gate
It’s too early to begin handicapping the 2020 race, but let’s look at the field of Trump challengers.
Business
China and Russia’s inroads in Europe, elsewhere may not pay off
They will find out that economic results are harder to come by than they might have imagined.
Opinion
Parker: Putting thought into who should lead as a thinker
Plato advised a philosopher-king. He or she will have to confront some philosophical conundrums.
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Dionne: To fufill its role, Congress must have Mueller report
Statements by the attorney general have raised doubts about his summary of the report’s conclusions.
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McArdle: Deal or no deal, Brexit taking toll in U.K., Ireland
Both nations are losing business, and the dithering over how to leave has brought its own impacts.
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Harrop: What’s Bernie’s role in Flores’ accusation of Biden?
The woman leading the complaints against Biden works for Sanders yet waited years to come forward.
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Schwab: Move along; nothing to see in that 400-page report
If that’s the case, fine. But many aren’t going to take the word of a man hired to…