Thursday's Opinions: The one area where Trump has been wildly successful

Democrats finally have an agenda. Here's what it looks like.; What is the future of the Air Force? | Sponsored by SAPRAC   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images Ronald A. Klain The one area where Trump has been wildly successful The president is naming (young, right-wing) judges at an unprecedented rate. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Dana Milbank Democrats finally have an agenda. Here's what it looks like. The party is trying to fix the perception that it "just stands against Trump." Read more »     George F. Will What is the future of the Air Force? Drones, directed-energy weapons and the future of war. Read more »     E.J. Dionne Jr. Why Obamacare won and Trump lost The Affordable Care Act's core provisions are broadly popular. Read more »   Joel Clement I'm a scientist. I'm blowing the whistle on the Trump administration. I was reassigned to an unrelated job in the accounting office that collects royalty checks from fossil fuel companies. Read more »   Berin Szoka How net-neutrality advocates would let Trump control the Internet The real fight is how much power we want the FCC to have. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Why deficits might be with us forever There's a giant mismatch between what Americans want from government and what they'll pay for with taxes. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Is that footsie Trump is playing with Putin at the table, or what? Trump owns this Strange game. Six months into his presidency, Trump isn't doing a lot of winning.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Why Trump's chat with Putin is not just a chat The problem is the deeply troubling and unresolved questions about the U.S. president's relationship with Russia. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Watch your wallets: Sessions just turned on the asset forfeiture spigot The attorney general moves to expand a scandal-plagued program. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The Purple Line, resurrected An appeals court opens the door to progress on the suburban Maryland light-rail line. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ‘Presidential obstruction of justice’ An interesting new paper, by Daniel Hemel and our former co-blogger Eric Posner. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » A veteran ethics watchdog just revealed something striking about Trump and transparency Walter Shaub shares a new anecdote about a request Trump's lawyer made. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   This ridiculous Republican propaganda is exactly why we need the CBO The White House's pseudo-analysis of the Cruz amendment to the Senate health care bill is complete and utter garbage. By Catherine Rampell  •  Rampage  •  Read more »   Supreme Court rejects enforcement of Trump travel ban against grandparents and other close relatives of US residents, sends refugee issue back to lower court [updated with a clarification] The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's interpretation of its earlier ruling on the scope of the injunctions against the travel ban. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Court order bans ‘memes’ that use photo of local community activist Speech that criticizes people is fully protected by the First Amendment -- but trial courts often forbid it nonetheless. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  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