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Schwab: Real national emergency may be a servile GOP
Votes are there to overide Trump’s veto of a deal to end the shutdown; who’s stopping them? And…
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Petri: There was never not no denial there was no collusion
What Rudy means when he clarifies the earlier clarification of his claim there was no collusion.
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Ignatius: What Americans are fighting for in Manbij
To appreciate what soldiers died fighting for, here’s what the Syrian city looked like under ISIS.
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Petri: More than hamburgers were lukewarm at White House
There’s nothing wrong with fast food; there is something wrong with selling it as a high honor.
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Harrop: Drugmakers raise prices because we don’t haggle
If the government negotiated what Medicaid paid, market forces would keep prices in check.
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McArdle: Immigration reforms can address birthrate crisis
As our birthrate declines our economy must find skilled workers somewhere.
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Milbank: Trump shouldn’t take comfort in AG nominee’s testimony
It makes little sense Willam Barr would come out of retirement to obscure the Mueller report.
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Parker: Regardless of direction, Sen. Graham rides wind
Once a critic, then a defender of Trump, what is his opinion now that Trump has rejected a…
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Commentary: What Inslee brings to the campaign stump
In an already large field of hopefuls, Jay Inslee best speaks to how we can confront climate change.
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Ignatius: How Democrats can escape Trump’s fate
The president has squandered his opportunity. Democrats have to show they can make government work.
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Milbank: Finding a good job fit for our idled president
Trump could find work as product promoter or barista, or another job perfect for the situation.
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Robinson: Action must now follow GOP’s rebukes of King’s racism
At long last some Republicans are outraged at Rep. Steve King’s statements. But what’s next?
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Petri: Walls, wheels, serfs: Medieval technology works great
Grab your torch and lute and let us regale each other with songs of great witch hunts.
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Harrop: Shutdown a stress test for our personal finances
If government workers are struggling with the one delayed paycheck, how prepared are the rest of us?
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Burke: Trump might be a Tenderfoot, but he’s no Boy Scout
Checking him against the standards of the Boy Scout Law, it’s we who should Be Prepared.
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McArdle: Ocasio-Cortez isn’t being attacked for being a woman
She’s the focus of conservative critics because she became famous before she became wise.
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Milbank: Trump shows a strange sense of honor in friend, foe
Trump finds honor in leaders of North Korea, China and Russia, but sees none in fellow Americans?
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Parker: Only thing Trump’s wall protects is his ego
More Mexicans are coming into the U.S. from Canada; yet Trump hasn’t suggested a wall on that border.
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Robinson: Trump making demands out of fear, fear he’s losing
Trump fears losing the support of the far-right echo-chamber, his base and Senate Republicans.
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Schwab: Trump’s wall theatrics pale next to House legislation
No, the Senate isn’t likely to pass it, but the House Democrats’ HR1 offers welcomed reforms.