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We aren't just mourning RBG. We're mourning a fantasy.; Democrats lay out a plan to halt the drift toward authoritarianism; A breakthrough could be near in the Greece-Turkey dispute, thanks to some strategic diplomatic pressure; Trump is counting on the Supreme Court to help him steal the election; Trump's foreign policy report card is full of failing grades; The GOP's own star witness just blew up Trump's 'Hunterghazi' smear; The mail that cried wolf ; The most damning verdict on Trump is delivered by his own aides; Why can't France get rid of racial slurs?; Here's what Chris Wallace needs to ask at next week's debate; In a pandemic, home gets a new meaning; The unmaking of the Supreme Court; Putin's poisoning victims may number 300 million ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Democratic House chairs: Here's how we can protect democracy from a lawless president We need a new set of reforms to restore Americans' faith in government. By Adam Schiff, Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, John Yarmuth, Zoe Lofgren, Eliot Engel and Richard E. Neal ●  Read more »   We aren't just mourning RBG. We're mourning a fantasy. Progressives are grieving not so much the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg but the passing of an idealized version of their country. By Molly Roberts ●  Read more »   Democrats lay out a plan to halt the drift toward authoritarianism The reforms can change the nature of the executive branch. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   A breakthrough could be near in the Greece-Turkey dispute, thanks to some strategic diplomatic pressure The rising tensions mobilized the U.S. and Germany, which have watched Turkey's drive for regional hegemony with growing anxiety. By David Ignatius ●  Read more »   Trump is counting on the Supreme Court to help him steal the election It's the most important reason he needs that sixth conservative justice in place before November. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's foreign policy report card is full of failing grades Trump has performed poorly and doesn't seem to care about much of the portfolio. By Michael McFaul ●  Read more »   The GOP's own star witness just blew up Trump's 'Hunterghazi' smear Another effort to validate Trump's favorite smear of Joe Biden crashes and burns. By Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The mail that cried wolf For years I've avoided my mail like the plague, but now there is something important amidst the junk. By Sergio Peçanha ●  Read more »   The most damning verdict on Trump is delivered by his own aides No other president has ever been denounced so scathingly by former members of his entourage. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why can't France get rid of racial slurs? The real reason for so much agitation lies in the desire to keep in place power dynamics rooted in the colonial past. By Rokhaya Diallo ●  Read more »   Here's what Chris Wallace needs to ask at next week's debate The grilling could be like nothing Trump has ever seen. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   In a pandemic, home gets a new meaning People from around the world recorded voice messages sharing intimate details of how their home, or definition of it, has changed in the coronavirus pandemic. Video ●  By Hailey Sadler and Darian Woehr ●  Read more »   The unmaking of the Supreme Court Republicans could be ushering in the end of a Supreme Court as we know it. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Putin's poisoning victims may number 300 million Maybe even someone you know. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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