Opinions P.M.: After Trump’s dud, it’s up to the Senate GOP

The wall isn't an emergency, but federal workers' plight is rapidly becoming one ; Democratic socialists can't hide their shallowness

After Trump's dud, it's up to the Senate GOP The only path forward is for McConnell and other Senate Republicans to stop enabling the blusterer in chief and put bills on Trump's desk. By E.J. Dionne  •  Read more » The wall isn't an emergency, but federal workers' plight is rapidly becoming one They are being asked to work a vital job for no immediate salary, while our president is more concerned about a wall intended to solve a mythical problem. By Helaine Olen  •  Read more »   Democratic socialists can't hide their shallowness The Democratic Party lacks discipline. Will they offer a contrast to the president or are they just trying to out-Trump Trump? By Ed Rogers  •  Read more »   Beto O'Rourke rebuts Trump's fearmongering Social media will be a formidable weapon. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump's aim on climate should make you quiver The children used to be our future. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   The WorldPost How to compete with Trump's fear-mongering Here's how the left can counter Trump's nationalism. By Michael Ignatieff  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Trump will be rid of Rod Rosenstein. But it's too late to help him. As the deputy attorney general departs, the Mueller investigation nears its dramatic end. By Paul Waldman  •  Read more »   How Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun embodies the struggles of many Saudi women That Alqunun and many other women are willing to take dramatic risks to escape testifies to the dire realities they face in Saudi Arabia. By Sarah Aziza  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Outlook Five myths about 'witch hunts' Salem wasn't the only place where persecutions happened. By Rickard Sjoberg  •  Read more »   Here's the problem with only pitching to your craziest supporters President Trump, in playing only to his base, has chased off too many voters. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The Plum Line Trump's speech was full of lies. But it also gives Democrats an opening. Trump claims he wants to address the humanitarian crisis at the border. Great — let's do that! By Greg Sargent  •  Read more »   Why China clings to state capitalism For Beijing to abandon its policies would mean scrapping its whole economic model. Politically, this would be hard to swallow. By Robert Samuelson  •  Read more »   DemocracyPost Latvia opens its KGB archives — while Russia continues to whitewash its past It's 2019, and the Kremlin is still refusing to confront its Stalinist legacy. By Vladimir Kara-Murza  •  Read more »   Trump's problem is that he is trying to surf the back side of a wave Ebb tide. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   A few Republicans defend Article I of the Constitution. So far, Romney isn't one of them. Many senators continue to hide under their desks. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter PowerPost's daily guide to cybersecurity news and policy, by reporter Derek Hawkins. Sign Up  »

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