Opinion
Saunders: Cop’s death should prompt Democrats to deal on wall
Ronil Singh, a legal immigrant, was allegedly slain by an illegal one. A sanctuary law is to blame.
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Rampell: Trump’s positions on deals consistently inconsistent
Trump likes to trust his gut, but he seems to have perpetual indigestion, given how often it flips.
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Dionne: Left needs to understand the appeal of nationalism
The best response to populist ‘nationalism’ — and Trumpism — isn’t globalism, but internationalism.
Opinion
McArdle: The biggest problem with the criminal justice reform bill
For many reasons, we can’t afford mass incarceration, but we need alternatives for criminal justice.
Opinion
Robinson: Trump plays to his base because it’s all he has left
Trump’s shutdown isn’t about his wall; it’s about reassuring his supporters he can get it done.
Business
The Fed’s transparency policy needs careful review
Oversharing can reveal doubts and uncertainties to no positive purpose.
Opinion
Schwab: If not auld acquaintance, let’s forget this past week
After Trump’s pull-out from Syria, the shutdown and plunging markets, here’s hoping for a better 2019.
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Ignatius: N. Korea could prove a bright spot for Trump’s 2018
‘There remains a long ways to go,” Pompeo says, but the dialog continues and no missiles are flying.
Opinion
Harrop: Farmers, ranchers might rethink Trump, GOP support
Trump’s tariffs and ‘easy-to-win’ trade wars have hit the U.S. where it hurts, right in the farm belt.
Opinion
Milbank: Of all conspiracies to debunk, Trump picks this one?
The president bewilders a 7-year-old, telling her that her belief in Santa Claus was ‘marginal.’
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Ignatius: Trump’s order abandons 10,000 Kurds who fought ISIS
“This is something immoral, leaving your ally in the battle alone,” a Syrian Kurdish leader said.
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Rampell: Trump fails his own unintended financial stress test
His threat to fire the Fed chief and Mnuchin’s botched calls to calm markets had the opposite effect.
Opinion
Thiessen: Guns or nunchuks, the Second Amendment stands
A 1974 New York City law, which caught up the columnist, has been overturned in federal court.
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Milbank: Trump has forfeited America’s Cold War victories
Against his advisers’ counsel, the president has weakened alliances and acted to benefit adversaries.
Opinion
Saunders: Trump keeps overshadowing his own victories
The shutdown chaos obscured opportunitites to point to recent wins with legislation he supported.
Opinion
Harrop: Amid Trump’s chaos are we taking security for granted
Do Mattis’ and Kelly’s resignations and the withdrawal from Syria open an opportunity for terrorism?
Opinion
Dionne: Why church regulars should embrace Christmas visitors
Those who attend only twice a year may be proof of the desire for something more than self-interest.
Opinion
Parker: Mattis lost battle with Trump; will we lose the war?
Unable to keep Trump from decisions that can only backfire, Mattis’ last option was to abandon ship.
Opinion
Rampell: Uncertainty returns with ruling against Obamacare
A judge has invalidated the most popular parts of the ACA, which means most every major provision.