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Parker: The government has shut down; identity thieves haven’t
When hackers divert Social Security funds, for the time being, the government isn’t there to help.
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Ignatius: In ‘after-Mattis,’ Trump must listen to advisers
Shanahan, Pompeo and Bolton can serve Trump well, but he has to listen to them and not his…
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Milbank: Dr. Spock diagnosed Trump’s problem years ago
The president is 72, but it’s clear his presidency has entered its tantrum-prone terrible twos.
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Robinson: Congress must stop a ‘bad’ president’s ‘bad’ decision
Fredrick Douglass urged Congress to save the nation from ‘the hands of a bad man.’ That duty remains.
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Harrop: Proof that Trump’s wall isn’t about border security
If he and GOP were serious, they’d seek full adoption of E-Verify. Instead, it’s been shut down, too.
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Milbank: If united, Democrats can be effective against Trump
Ocasio-Cortez’s vote for Pelosi shows how Democrats can be the grown-ups voters want to see lead.
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Saunders: Pelosi is progressive, pragmatic — and a fighter
And she’s a formidable foe for Trump, who has yet to find a disparaging nickname for her that…
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Robinson: Trump will learn he’s not the only one with power
And his teacher on the subject is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who knows how to wield it effectively.
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Petri: Something tells you — maybe this sentence — you must run
You woke this morning with an urge to go to Iowa and a sudden compulsion to waffle on…
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Parker: S. Carolina looks to build reef to calm storms’ waves
But first, the project leader — a Republican who sees climate change’s threat — is climbing Everest.
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McArdle: Politics of left, right giving way to ‘mobile,’ ‘rooted’
When it comes to winning elections, the rooted will have an edge over the mobile.
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Schwab: When you can’t win elections, protect minority rule
We’re trending toward a Senate led by less-populated states that will rob a majority of their voice.
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Ignatius: Trump’s withdrawal from Syria could re-ignite ISIS
Trump appears to put a lot of trust in Turkey, but it has other targets than the Islamic…
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McArdle: Does internet explain global rise of nationalism?
Like radio in the 1930s, and TV in the ’60s, the internet changed our relationship with information.
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Harrop: Are we ready to confront ethics of artificial wombs?
‘Biobags’ are being developed to save premature infants, but their use won’t necessarily end there.
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Robinson: Crowded 2020 Democratic field means more ideas
And let’s not get sidetracked by labels; let’s let the best ideas sort out the field of candidates.
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Milbank: Why did ‘adults in the room’ stay quiet until leaving?
Trump’s former staffers have washed their hands of their old boss, but only to burnish their resumes.
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Burke: A birdwatcher’s guide to 2018 and the year ahead
Trump’s chickens started coming home to roost in 2018; will he have flown the coop by 2019’s end?
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Harrop: Left and right should end fixation with Ocasio-Cortez
Conservative pundits can’t decide if she’s ‘simple’ or their greatest threat; she’s clearly neither.
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Ignatius: Your chance at political punditry — 2019 predictions
So what does 2019 hold in store for world and national politics? Lock in your answers now.