Thursday's Opinions: The Alliance for the Republic we so badly need

The United States needs to hold Russia accountable for its aggression; On Day One, Trump should find these two measures on his desk; Take Trump seriously and literally; Intraparty fratricide looms over the GOP; The Dakota Access debate has been dangerously blown out of proportion; It's up to the Senate to check Trump's worst instincts; The Democrats aren't dead yet; Hateful acts are on the rise, and it's Trump's responsibility to take a stand; Colombia has a second chance for peace. Its Congress should take it.; Trump shouldn't ditch the press; The defenseless Donna Brazile?; Happy Hour Roundup; Breitbart embraces media mass-intimidation; A bipartisan, pro-working-class, civil rights initiative; The real reason Rand Paul opposes John Bolton for secretary of state; One step liberals can take right now for 2018 and beyond     Drew Angerer / Getty Images   E.J. Dionne Jr. The Alliance for the Republic we so badly need The country could use a new kind of bipartisanship to push back against the Trump administration's anti-democratic messages. Read more » Latest Columns The United States needs to hold Russia accountable for its aggression It is more important than ever to address Russia's belligerence. Read more »     George F. Will On Day One, Trump should find these two measures on his desk It's time to draw the curtain on the Democrats' theater of pointless gestures. That starts with cutting regulations and building Keystone XL. Read more »   Charles Lane Take Trump seriously and literally Let him prove his pragmatism, regarding both means and ends, instead of assuming it. Read more »     Dana Milbank Intraparty fratricide looms over the GOP In one hour, House Republicans served up enough disputes to last a decade. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   J. Bennett Johnston Jr. and Daryl Owen The Dakota Access debate has been dangerously blown out of proportion The federal government is sending a troubling message to the private sector. Read more »   Norman J. Ornstein It's up to the Senate to check Trump's worst instincts There must be a bipartisan push to keep extreme policies at bay. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson The Democrats aren't dead yet The grim diagnoses for the party are overdone — and other truths gleaned from election statistics. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Oh, Donald Trump didn’t mean half the things he said, as we are finding out now the hard way Trump appoints Steve Bannon Surprise! he can be a regular Republican after all! The president elect chooses the former executive chairman of Breitbart News to be his chief White House strategist.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Hateful acts are on the rise, and it's Trump's responsibility to take a stand It's on him to shut down the intolerance his campaign rhetoric helped to fuel. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Colombia has a second chance for peace. Its Congress should take it. A new peace accord between Bogota and the FARC deserves approval. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump shouldn't ditch the press He broke yet again with long-standing norms regarding his press pool. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs The defenseless Donna Brazile? Laments, wrongly, that CNN didn't give her the "ability" to defend herself in question-sharing blowup By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Breitbart embraces media mass-intimidation Issues risible statement saying it'll go after "major media company." By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   A bipartisan, pro-working-class, civil rights initiative Two smart ideas to create more job openings. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   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 »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. 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. 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