Opinion
Schwab: One wonders if Trump’s lawyers know any good ‘fixers’
The legal woes pile up for Cohen, while Rudy digs his hole deeper. Too bad Roy Cohn ain’t…
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Harrop: Have we forgotten lessons of financial meltdown?
After we bailed out automakers and banks, the squelching of the CFPB has put us back on the…
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Ignatius: What a rational policy on Iran might look like
To move forward, the U.S. must play to Iran’s people and not its regieme and avoid a disastrous…
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Thiessen: Kerry had no business talking with Iranians on deal
The former secretary of state colluded with America’s enemies to foil President Trump’s goals.
Opinion
Milbank: Sen. Cotton’s bipartisan knack for being disagreeable
During Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing, the Arkansas senator belittles and ignores lawmakers.
Business
Occam’s Razor may apply to employment-inflation puzzle
The question at hand: why haven’t wages gone up as the job market tightened?
Business
Trump brags that he’s a billionaire, but doesn’t act like one
The Stormy Daniels saga shows the president doing things that super-rich people never do.
Opinion
Parker: What should be horses’ fate after the finish line?
Currently, horses sold for slaughter are trucked across U.S. borders under inhumane conditions.
Opinion
Milbank: Stay tuned to the episodic presidency
Whether Trump has a Plan B after exiting the Iran deal matters not. He’s on to the next…
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Thiessen: Big loss for CIA if Senate rejects ‘spymaster’ Haspel
If enhanced interrogation is the issue, why was one of her former bosses with deeper ties confirmed?
Opinion
Rampell: Why wages haven’t grown with the economy
For years we were told to expect gains in pay. Several factors may explain why that hasn’t happened.
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Milbank: We’re not done with candidates ‘Trumpier than Trump’
Don Blankenship, candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, knows demagoguery can win elections.
Opinion
Robinson: Confusion, not facts, is what matters to Giuliani
Conflicting and contradictoray statments about payments to a porn star are meant to muddy the truth.
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Harrop: Don’t get distracted by Trump’s sordid circus
An alleged frolic with a porn star is hard to ignore, but it distracts us from consequential events.
Opinion
Ignatius: CIA director nominee presents a moral dilemma
Some object to Gina Haspel’s past, but that past includes a deep knowledge of Russia and its actions.
Opinion
Saunders: Putting security first shouldn’t disqualify CIA pick
If the Senate can’t confirm Gina Haspel, it’s doubtful another candidate will be as qualified.
Opinion
Milbank: What Trump might pray for, were he the praying sort
It wouldn’t hurt for the president to start brushing up on his beseeching.
Opinion
Parker: Chaplain’s back, but can post survive politics?
The political skirmish over the Rev. Pat Conroy may mean the House will just do away with the…
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Robinson: Trump’s lawyers already squirming to explain statements
Rudy Guiliani may have not done his client any favors by saying that a lawyer ‘funneled’ hush money.
Opinion
Harrop: Democrats need to sell their American message
“America First” is taken, but the left can show it has the economic interests of Americans at heart.