Friday's Opinions: I gave out ‘baskets of money’ in Iraq. Trump is completely wrong about what our army did there.

What Obama's last year in office teaches us about resilience; Trump's war on the media carries chilling echoes of Nixon; The challenges in covering Trump's relentless assault on the truth; The cost of running for office in America is about to go up — a lot; Trump is running as Trump. Surprise!; The GOP is learning the hard way that character matters; Before Obama leaves office, here's what he should do about Iran; NATO and the E.U. desert Georgia; To the Republicans who have been silent on Trump — your honor is at stake; Would checks and balances stop Trump? Don't bet on it.; A 'Brexit' would be perilous for not just for the U.K., but for the world; Gov. Hogan says no to Trump, and we say bravo; The NRA is wrong: This is exactly the right time to talk about guns; Happy Hour Roundup; Just where does Bill O’Reilly stand on gun control?; Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders know he’s asking the DNC to do something it has no power to do?; Marco Rubio’s ongoing Senate nightmare; Paul Ryan disses Trump’s stiff-arm of The Washington Post; The #NeverTrump forces are gaining steam     Chuck Burton / AP Corbin Reiff I gave out 'baskets of money' in Iraq. Trump is completely wrong about what our army did there. In slamming troops who served in Iraq, he violates the Army's codes of honor and integrity. Read more » Latest Columns   David Ignatius What Obama's last year in office teaches us about resilience As the president leads the United States through tragedies, we see glimpses of greatness Read more »   Mark Feldstein Trump's war on the media carries chilling echoes of Nixon The men share a desire to undermine the journalists whose attention they crave. Read more »     Eugene Robinson The challenges in covering Trump's relentless assault on the truth There are no rules for evaluating a candidate who routinely says things that are not true. Read more »     Catherine Rampell The cost of running for office in America is about to go up — a lot New overtime rules will affect campaign staffers who typically work very long hours for very little pay. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Trump is running as Trump. Surprise! The presumptive GOP candidate shows no signs of turning presidential. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Michael Gerson The GOP is learning the hard way that character matters The presumptive Republican nominee's instincts are on full view in the wake of Orlando. Read more »   Zalmay Khalilzad and James Dobbins Before Obama leaves office, here's what he should do about Iran Obama can take steps to engage Tehran even as we compete with it. Read more »   Judy Dempsey NATO and the E.U. desert Georgia The thwarting of its ambitions to draw closer to the West plays right into Russia's hands. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria To the Republicans who have been silent on Trump — your honor is at stake We know who Donald Trump is. But what is the Republican Party? Read more »   Robert Kagan Would checks and balances stop Trump? Don't bet on it. Republicans caved to him during the primaries, and they are caving to him now. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Here’s what we’re in in 2016, and what we’re in for Follow the campaign money Cartoon for June 13, 2016. Why is it so hard to enact gun control laws?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View A 'Brexit' would be perilous for not just for the U.K., but for the world Why Britain should vote "remain." By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Gov. Hogan says no to Trump, and we say bravo Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could learn from Maryland's Republican governor. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The NRA is wrong: This is exactly the right time to talk about guns Emotions are running high after Orlando; they should be harnessed to press for common-sense changes to make it harder for killers to obtain firearms. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Just where does Bill O’Reilly stand on gun control? Sometimes he believes that federal action could help, sometimes he appears resigned to the way things are. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders know he’s asking the DNC to do something it has no power to do? Sanders is absolutely right on open primaries -- and completely wrong. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Marco Rubio’s ongoing Senate nightmare Why would he wish to return to this awful place? By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan disses Trump’s stiff-arm of The Washington Post Makes a point of calling on Post reporters at news conference. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The #NeverTrump forces are gaining steam When it rains it pours on Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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. 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