News Reporter: Today's Opinions: Trump is desperate to protect himself. But from what?

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Ruth Marcus

Trump is desperate to protect himself. But from what?

His efforts to stymie the Russia probe suggest that something more than his fragile ego is at stake.

David Von Drehle

The Trump Recession is coming

Democrats score their wins when Republican presidents stumble into late-term economic woes.

Kathleen Parker

I almost feel sorry for Trump

His narcissism is posing a danger to the country and the world.

Dana Milbank

And the Trumpie for Best Actor in a Misleading Role goes to . . .

Maybe the man who has misled us about his "real hair" really is telling the truth about Michael Wolff's book.

Elizabeth Bruenig

If the poor must work to earn every dollar, shouldn't the rich?

Let's pursue a fairer economy, which directs its excesses to those who have the greatest need.

Anne Applebaum

The Trumps and Kushners may spell the end of the Wilsonian world

They don't even comprehend the 28th president's lofty intentions.

Editorial Cartoons

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Trump and Bannon go their similar separate ways	One of the big messes Trump will leave behind
A win-win situation.	The Trump administration will vastly expand offshore drilling on the East, West and Arctic coastlines in the next five years.

The Post's View

No more excuses. Puerto Rico needs help.

It's beyond time for the federal government to provide resources for the ravaged island.

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Jeff Sessions says there's a staggering increase in homicides.' The data disagree.

His dark rhetoric seems unjustified so far.

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Maryland needs to bring its child custody policies into the 21st century

Shifting toward emphasizing shared parenting makes sense, but one-size-fits-all legislation is not the answer.

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"Free for All" Letters

Rediscovering the fun seduction in 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'

I enjoyed Alyssa Rosenberg's Dec. 23 op-ed about the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" [" 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' can survive #MeToo"]. Every December, I throw a little party for my voice students, a...

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Latest Blogs

I read 'Fire and Fury' so you didn't have to, President Trump

The most bizarre parts of the story are the parts we already knew.

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Comparison: Trump strong on joint news conferences, weak on solo news conferences

Some benchmarks for presidential openness and transparency.

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Collusion has become the Democrats' Benghazi

In the same way Benghazi became an obsession for many in the GOP, the idea of collusion between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin is now baked into the Democratic psyche. No matter what special counsel Robert S. Mueller III finds, Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media will never accept that Trump didn't collude with the Russians.

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