Tuesday's Opinions: Trump’s poll numbers are bad. Here’s when the bottom will drop out.

The practical reason to be alarmed by Republican cries of 'fake news'; A look inside the unfolding nightmare in Somalia | Sponsored by Presented by SAPRAC   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Alex Brandon / AP   Dana Milbank Trump's poll numbers are bad. Here's when the bottom will drop out. The president can't make good on his promise to lead a resurgence in manufacturing jobs. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Catherine Rampell The practical reason to be alarmed by Republican cries of 'fake news' The government can, and inevitably will, screw up. Read more »     Michael Gerson A look inside the unfolding nightmare in Somalia Poverty and despair can contribute to the failure of states, which provides the chaos in which terrorism thrives. Somalia is exhibit A. Read more »     Richard Cohen Could mercenaries end America's longest war? Nothing else has worked in Afghanistan. Read more »     Eugene Robinson This country deserves much better than Trump Now it's up to Democrats and independents to win in 2018. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The 60-pound bags are coming fast and very furious Trump brings the presidency to a whole other level We have wall to wall coverage here. President Trump continues to defend Don Jr.'s meeting with the Russians.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View More than 20 million people are at risk of starving to death. Will the world step up? Children are among the most vulnerable, yet the global response to the emergency has been lacking. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The latest nativist Trump proposals would actually hurt American institutions The administration is eyeing new ideas to make the U.S. a less welcoming place. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   With her shelter plan, Bowser is succeeding where other D.C. mayors failed The city is one step closer to shutting down the decaying and bug-ridden D.C. General. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Is Trumpcare finally dead? McCain's absence means it is time to move on. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Court reverses convictions for videos that allegedly threatened Milford, Mass., chief of police and deputy chief "Statements taken individually after being parsed from the videos as a whole ... are too remote and speculative to support a determination that the speech was unprotected." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   The Monthly Spicer: Newspaper delivery edition* He says other countries have a greater paper-delivery biz than the United States. Sounds about right. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Claremont McKenna College disciplines seven students for blockade that shut down Heather Mac Donald speech "Three students received one-year suspensions. Two received one-semester suspensions. Two were put on conduct probation." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The GOP should ignore the CBO We are in a political environment now where whoever is arguing to defend the CBO's validity on health care is turning voters off. By Ed Rogers  •  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