Opinion
Thiessen: Vote against tax break may work against Democrats
As workers study their pay stubs, they’re noticing that the GOP tax cut is more than a ‘crumbs.’
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Ignatius: Powers now in Syria need a path toward stability
The proxy war in Syria is growing in complexity and danger as Israel and Iran square off.
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Milbank: Shouldn’t ‘pro-life’ extend to issues of gun violence?
For the ‘pro-life,’ the murders of innocents should horrify if it happens inside or outside the womb.
Business
Aluminum and steel situation shows complexity of ‘free trade’
The economic theory of free trade is no help because it is fragile.
Opinion
Parker: If Congress won’t act, state, local officials should
Until we can help troubled souls, we can make it harder for them to get weapons of war.
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Milbank: Putin’s ‘troll farm’ uses ‘useful idiots’ to do his work
And Trump, desperate to prove “NO COLLUSION,” is turning out to be the most useful idiot of all.
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Ignatius: Indictments reveal breadth of Russia’s covert action
The Russian oligarch dubbed ‘Putin’s chef’ has been busy funding actions in Ukraine, Syria and the U.S.
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Thiessen: Politicizing Russia probes plays into its hands
By focusing on Trump, Democrats are losing sight of the larger threat of Russia’s political meddling.
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Robinson: Russia is indeed laughing at us — with satisfaction
The indictment of Russia’s internet meddling offers no cover for Trump’s claims of “NO COLLUSION!”
Opinion
Harrop: Democrats need an even bigger tent to win midterms
Democrats would do well to appeal to independents — if they want to win outside their strongholds.
Business
Debunking 4 myths about black wealth
“African-Americans who achieved wealth were often attacked, demonized, or swindled.”
Opinion
Burke: How long before Trump’s ‘marks’ figure out the con?
No one likes to admit they were had, but Trump’s supporters should consider the others he’s duped.
Opinion
Saunders: Budget pen in hand, Trump, GOP lose nerve to cut
Some predict a 2019 deficit as high as $1.2 trillion, twice the shortfall from Obama’s last year.
Opinion
Milbank: A storm of White House scandals fight for attention
With focus on Rob Porter and other lesser scandals, can’t a call girl get some respect around here?
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Parker: We’re the adults, but this kid is one making sense
David Hogg, 17, was one of those locked down during the school shooting. Listen to a future leader.
Opinion
Robinson: This isn’t about mental health; it’s about the guns
There were warning signs about Nikolas Cruz, yet he was able to purchase a military-style weapon.
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Harrop: Trump’s budget sows bitterness among U.S. farmers
The blueprint does several things that would hit farmers hard including a loss of crop insurance.
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Ignatius: How U.S. can ‘get to yes’ with Turkey on Syria
Syria is riven by “converging forces with diverging interests,” warns a senior Pentagon official.
Opinion
Schwab: Is turning schools into fortresses our only option?
It’s getting harder to see how laws limiting firearms could ever get past NRA-influenced Republicans.
Opinion
Simoneaux: What’s changed that mass shootings are so frequent?
Guns, yes, are a part of it, but what are we teaching or not teaching kids that has…