Opinions P.M.: Oh, Donald Trump didn't mean half the things he said, as we are finding out now the hard way

The real reason Rand Paul opposes John Bolton for secretary of state; One step liberals can take right now for 2018 and beyond; What we can learn from the Black Panthers about how to survive Trump; Trump tax adviser is right, the House GOP is wrong; Republicans are now a minority party wielding near-absolute power; Oh, Donald Trump didn’t mean half the things he said, as we are finding out now the hard way; The Democrats have their designated bad guy; It's up to the Senate to check Trump's worst instincts; Democrats, here’s how to block Trump’s worst nominees; The Democrats aren't dead yet; Why Bill O’Reilly sings the praises of ‘loyalty’; More on the time Rudy Giuliani helped incite a riot of racist cops; A Trump mandate is in the eye of the beholder; Let's not just move to Canada. Let's take the blue states with us.; It’s amateur hour at Trump Tower;     The real reason Rand Paul opposes John Bolton for secretary of state The senator from Kentucky has an ax to grind. By Marc A. Thiessen  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » One step liberals can take right now for 2018 and beyond Start working to bring more people to the polls. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What we can learn from the Black Panthers about how to survive Trump The right has tried to discredit every radical movement from the 1960s. Now, more than ever, we should be studying their examples. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Trump tax adviser is right, the House GOP is wrong Forget about individual tax reform for now. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans are now a minority party wielding near-absolute power If Democrats want to overcome the distortions that favor the GOP, they have to work twice as hard. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Oh, Donald Trump didn’t mean half the things he said, as we are finding out now the hard way Surprise! he can be a regular Republican after all! By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   The Democrats have their designated bad guy Steve Bannon may not be the miscreant Trump's opponents want him to be. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   It's up to the Senate to check Trump's worst instincts There must be a bipartisan push to keep extreme policies at bay. By Norman J. Ornstein  •  Read more »   Democrats, here’s how to block Trump’s worst nominees They can stop some but not all duds. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The Democrats aren't dead yet The grim diagnoses for the party are overdone — and other truths gleaned from election statistics. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Why Bill O’Reilly sings the praises of ‘loyalty’ Because he has relied on it to save him. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   More on the time Rudy Giuliani helped incite a riot of racist cops America's leading critic of social justice protests has never condemned the riots he egged on. By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   A Trump mandate is in the eye of the beholder It's hard to claim a mandate if you campaigned on an empty slogan. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Let's not just move to Canada. Let's take the blue states with us. Getting out without going anywhere! By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   It’s amateur hour at Trump Tower The transition process is in disarray. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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