Today's Opinions: A divisive and misleading State of the Union

'I don't know what the hell happened': Michael Steele on the GOP under Trump; A uniquely depressing State of the Union

Editorial Board A divisive and misleading State of the Union Unity and progress would be nice. The president offered neither. Read more » Post Partisan • Opinion 'I don't know what the hell happened': Michael Steele on the GOP under Trump "I know that's not my party. I know that's not conservatism. I know that's not Republicanism." By Jonathan Capehart  •   Read more »      Dana Milbank A uniquely depressing State of the Union Trump's address was one cultural wedge after another. Read more »   Post Partisan • Opinion Instead of seeking 'common ground,' Trump gives a flabby, divisive speech The president leaned heavily on their stories in his State of the Union address because he didn't have much else to say. By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   Post Partisan • Opinion Trump's State of the Union address was an 8.5 I'm not sure what the half-life is of the president's well-enunciated pronouncements. We will know soon enough. By Ed Rogers  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT    Elizabeth Bruenig Trump's solution to America's crisis: Nationalism But it won't work. Read more »   Victor Cha Victor Cha: Giving North Korea a 'bloody nose' carries a huge risk to Americans A preventive strike could easily escalate into a war that would likely kill thousands of Americans. Read more »      David Von Drehle Trump's radical attack on national unity Leak, distort, impugn: Roy Cohn would be proud. Read more »      David Ignatius The road to an Israeli-Palestinian deal is vanishing West Bank settlers don't seem to be going anywhere. Read more »   Michael W. Doyle Democrats should take Trump's immigration deal seriously Parts of it stink, but we're long overdue for a more coherent immigration policy. Read more »   Michael Steel Joe Kennedy is a poor choice for the Democrats' response A curious selection to deliver the State of the Union response proves the party is out of touch with voters. Read more »      Robert J. Samuelson A year later, Trump's rejection of the TPP is still a disaster The move was contrary to U.S. interests. Read more »   Richard A. Clarke Steven Andreasen With nuclear weapons, we're getting too comfortable thinking the unthinkable The Trump administration may expand the circumstances under which the U.S. might use them. That's wrong. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes In Trumpland, where there's smoke, there's firing Evangelicals' grab bag Perspiring minds want to know. Trump's evangelical supporters decide their political agenda is more important than the president's non-Christian behaviors.   The Post's View Keeping guns out of children's hands should not be this hard A fatal school shooting in Kentucky underscores the need for better laws. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   '#ReleaseTheMemo' is nothing but a hyperpartisan attempt to discredit Mueller Rather than a good-faith exercise, it is a pet cause of GOP House ultras and their media cheering section. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Trump's State of the Union address was an 8.5 I'm not sure what the half-life is of the president's well-enunciated pronouncements. We will know soon enough. By Ed Rogers  •   Read more »   Instead of seeking 'common ground,' Trump gives a flabby, divisive speech The president leaned heavily on their stories in his State of the Union address because he didn't have much else to say. By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   Trump's State of the Union: A diatribe against immigrants Trump is boring but doggedly xenophobic. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •   Read more »   Republican response to Trump's assault on the Justice Department: A collective yawn No, the dam will never break for Republicans. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign Up  »         Share Opinions:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Opinions or because it is included in your subscription. 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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071