Opinion
Rampell: GOP’s tax law leaves states with deficits, headaches
Reform provisions will not only blow up federal deficits; they can also blow up state deficits.
Opinion
Schwab: The sentiment, not the word, is problem with Trump
Who shows more love for America: Those who seek to come here or the man who derides them?
Opinion
Ignatius: How military trains to let others do the fighting
The struggle for the U.S. military has been to accept letting other nations fight their own battles.
Opinion
Milbank: Trump’s fine, but his Trumpism may be contagious
Trump may be in ‘excellent’ health, but has the White House doctor contracted his hyperbolic style.
Opinion
Harrop: Immigration won’t get a fix because GOP doesn’t want it
Trump and Republicans in Congress prefer the status quo and their ability to use it politically.
Opinion
Parker: Looking past ‘holes’ and ‘heaps’ to talk immigration
Do race and culture matter? Or should immigration be about the yearning for liberty in all hearts?
Opinion
Milbank: Trump Cabinet chief sidesteps Trump’s ‘shithole’ talk
Even GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham wonders what happened to Trump on the span of three days.
Business
Don’t take economic forecasts to the bank — or the casino
Air travel delays could spur a rebirth of passenger rail service.
Opinion
Robinson: Trump, in word and deed, rejects ideal of diversity
And most Republicans appear to be falling in line with the president’s race-based immigration plans.
Opinion
Ignatius: The Trump-Russia probe is far from a ‘witch hunt’
There may be something in tatters at the center of the FBI’s investigation, but it isn’t the agency.
Opinion
Saunders: Ethanol fuel mandate no longer makes sense
Intended to reduce reliance on foreign oil, it now only results in higher food and fuel costs.
Opinion
Wilkinson: Trump may want to rethink his invite to Norwegians
If they come here they’ll just bring their socialized health care, Teslas and stunning good looks.
Opinion
Harrop: Democrats need to learn how to strike up the band
Modesty is a fine character trait, but it’s sapping Democrats of a message that shows their success.
Business
Make sure you don’t miss the memo for financial freedom
Economic empowerment for low- to moderate-income individuals and families.
Opinion
Simoneaux: Bells, stars, manners and the things that guide us
GPS systems have made celestial navigation obsolete, but there’s still worth in some old practices.
Opinion
Milbank: Trump latest target is no puppet of the Democrats
The founder of Fusion GPS has investigated the finances of many politicians, including the Clintons.
Opinion
Commentary: City, PUD seek balance on cellular technology
‘Small-cell’ equipment can improve internet speeds, but the public’s interests have to be protected.
Opinion
Will: Oregon motorists now enjoy (limited) right at gas pump
Yet some, now accustomed to progressivism, appear to have lost the ability to operate one.
Opinion
Robinson: Presidency a TV show where Trump ad libs his lines
And the star confuses the rest of the cast with lines that contradict what he said moments before.
Opinion
Petri: You’ve got to hand it to Oprah, because I’m out of hands
The pros and cons and pros and cons, etc., of the possibility of Oprah running for president.