Saturday's Opinions: The Trump-media tiff goes transatlantic

In the Russia probe, could Trump pardon himself?; A measure to rein in Medicaid's 'mission gallop'; The Russian-American relationship is no longer about Russia or America; To my colleagues in Congress: I have MS. Don't make my insurance unaffordable.; The media fundamentally misunderstands conservatives on health care; Eating out may be bad for your ears; How I helped let a seven-week-old baby die; The greatest new addition to the Capital Crescent Trail in D.C.; How Baltimore can reform its way out of a crime wave; Memo to Jason Chaffetz: These are the congressional workers who actually need a stipend; Two Virginia counties did the improbable: They replaced their voting machines; John Podesta: Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job?; You should be outraged at Google's anti-competitive behavior; Meeting Putin was necessary — but hardly 'an honor'; The robots are coming! Here's what to do about it.; What's more interesting — being a wife, or being a World War II code-breaker?; D.C. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown to step down; Trump was right to embrace the 1944 Warsaw Uprising; Bill Maher proves that his bigotry doesn’t take vacations; Just how manly was that Trump-Putin summit?; Happy Hour Roundup; Trump may claim he won the U.S.-Russia meeting, but Putin probably benefits more     Szilard Koszticsak / EPA   Kathleen Parker The Trump-media tiff goes transatlantic Commentators predicted that Trump would fail in his meeting with Putin. Or were they hoping he would fail? Read more » Latest Columns Elizabeth Holtzman In the Russia probe, could Trump pardon himself? With the Russia probe, it's a live question. Read more »     George F. Will A measure to rein in Medicaid's 'mission gallop' The Senate proposal would be "the first serious attempt" to curb a runaway spending problem. Read more »   Anne Applebaum The Russian-American relationship is no longer about Russia or America It's about Putin and Trump. Read more »   Donna F. Edwards To my colleagues in Congress: I have MS. Don't make my insurance unaffordable. If the American Health Care Act is signed into law, people with preexisting conditions such as me might not be able to get the care we need. Read more »   Gary Abernathy The media fundamentally misunderstands conservatives on health care Conservatives are more dedicated to the principle of freedom than they are worried about the loss of government programs. Read more »   Gail Richard Eating out may be bad for your ears Today's diners face increasingly higher decibels. Read more »   Colbert I. King How I helped let a seven-week-old baby die We need to pay more attention to families in trouble. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Peter Harnik The greatest new addition to the Capital Crescent Trail in D.C. The D.C. portion finally has a bench. Read more »   Nate Loewentheil How Baltimore can reform its way out of a crime wave The police department is short-staffed and overworked. Read more »   Carlos Vera Memo to Jason Chaffetz: These are the congressional workers who actually need a stipend Unpaid internships come at a great cost to the nation. Read more »   Michael Windle and Matthew Caulfield Two Virginia counties did the improbable: They replaced their voting machines Voting technology is way behind the times. Read more »   John Podesta John Podesta: Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job? The president is supposed to be representing America in a respectable fashion. Instead, he's glued to his phone. Read more »   Gary Reback You should be outraged at Google's anti-competitive behavior Online shoppers see higher prices because of the company's tactics. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes What would it actually be like if the GOP reached out to Democrats? Hobby Lobby’s 9 Commandments Two headaches are better than one? Hobby Lobby agrees to pay $3 million in fines over its role in the smuggling of Iraqi antiquities into the United States.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Meeting Putin was necessary — but hardly 'an honor' But the follow-up on Syria and other major issues is where the real progress will — or won't — be made. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The robots are coming! Here's what to do about it. Fresh research suggests how to reap the benefits and limit the costs of technological unemployment. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters What's more interesting — being a wife, or being a World War II code-breaker? Regarding the obituary for Mary Woods, I was struck by the subheading used to describe her: "Foreign Service wife, librarian" [June 11]. I did not have the opportunity to know Woods, but I do fin... Read more »   Latest Blogs D.C. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown to step down Based on reporting, President Trump will have an opportunity to nominate a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Trump was right to embrace the 1944 Warsaw Uprising No American president to date has so honored the insurgents' sacrifice as Donald Trump did this week. By Marc A. Thiessen  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Bill Maher proves that his bigotry doesn’t take vacations What an offensive and gratuitous swipe. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Just how manly was that Trump-Putin summit? The grossest thing Donald Trump could do alone in a room with Putin is "show up ill-prepared and concede vital American interests and moral leadership abroad." By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump may claim he won the U.S.-Russia meeting, but Putin probably benefits more For a rookie, the president appears to have avoided mishaps that sometimes plague such great-power talks. By David Ignatius  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071