Opinions P.M.: Note to Trump and Thiel: The president is always taken literally

Is Angela Merkel the leader of the free world now? Not quite.; Flournoy to Trump: Let women serve in combat roles; No one said being president would be easy, Mr. Trump; Why can’t Corey Lewandowski just stay at CNN?; The terrifying prospect of an Attorney General Giuliani; Democrats and #NeverTrumpers may win the battle on health care and immigration; Donald Trump is about to discover what a president does all day; The Democrats may have at last found their bridge to the 21st Century; Are Trump and the Republicans really going to repeal Obamacare?; Trump can't repeal the laws of economics; Trump's most important new partner: The intelligence community; Where will the White House begin and the Trump Organization end?; The fall of the house of Obama is coming, and it's his own fault; Megyn Kelly, certified nailswoman;     John MacDougall / AFP/Getty Images Is Angela Merkel the leader of the free world now? Not quite. Germany has its own far-right anger to confront. By Constanze Stelzenmüller  •  Read more » Flournoy to Trump: Let women serve in combat roles 'If we reverse direction, it will very likely have very profound impacts.' By Josh Rogin  •  Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   No one said being president would be easy, Mr. Trump Is Donald Trump finally recognizing that being president won't be easy? By Carter Eskew  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Why can’t Corey Lewandowski just stay at CNN? After all, it would be just a short hop from the arrangement that existed for months. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The terrifying prospect of an Attorney General Giuliani There's ample evidence showing that Rudy Giuliani's authoritarianism grows as he seeks and collects political power. By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more » Democrats and #NeverTrumpers may win the battle on health care and immigration A rude awakening awaits Trump's hard-line supporters. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Donald Trump is about to discover what a president does all day Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Trump Tower anymore. By Joel Achenbach  •  Achenblog  •  Read more »   The Democrats may have at last found their bridge to the 21st Century Their share of the infrastructure. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Are Trump and the Republicans really going to repeal Obamacare? They may leave much of it intact, then declare victory anyway. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump can't repeal the laws of economics His reckless plans are full of design errors and implausible assumptions. By Lawrence Summers  •  Read more »   Trump's most important new partner: The intelligence community Good intelligence should create the basis, and set the outside boundaries, for rational choices. By Michael V. Hayden  •  Read more »   Note to Trump and Thiel: The president is always taken literally Words matter, especially the president's By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Where will the White House begin and the Trump Organization end? Trump spent a lot of time during his campaign lambasting Hillary Clinton for ethical problems that will plague his own administration. By Danielle Allen  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The fall of the house of Obama is coming, and it's his own fault Obama built his legacy on unilateral action, not bipartisan consensus. By Marc A. Thiessen  •  Read more »   Megyn Kelly, certified nailswoman Tells a co-worker who doesn't feel valued: 'You're not.' By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       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. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071