Friday's Opinions: John Podesta: Something is deeply broken at the FBI

Vladimir Putin wants a new world order. Why would Donald Trump help him?; Aleppo's fall is Obama's failure; Jill Stein has done the nation a tremendous public service; Trump can't deny climate change without a fight; The Trump Cabinet: Bonfire of the agencies; The right shuts down free speech, too; Why America was bound to fail in Syria; A small victory for the republic: Rex Tillerson isn't a kook or a crank; Stop playing whack-a-mole with hazardous chemicals; Here's one easy federal government fix for Donald Trump; Will Donald Trump help this American imprisoned in Egypt?; North Carolina Republicans lost. So they're trying to change the rules.; In Virginia, county bigwigs cry 'sewage' to block a mosque; Don’t pretend there isn’t a double standard brewing for the Trumps; How to actually libel Donald Trump; Happy Hour Roundup; Republicans should listen to Lindsey Graham on Russia; Do the voters care if Trump is a crook?; The Democratic Party isn’t going to back down from defending minority rights     John Podesta John Podesta: Something is deeply broken at the FBI Congress needs to look into the FBI's simultaneous overzealous probe of Hillary Clinton's emails and lackluster response to Russia's election hacking. Read more » Latest Columns Fareed Zakaria Vladimir Putin wants a new world order. Why would Donald Trump help him? The president-elect is cozying up to U.S. foes and turning against allies. Read more »   Leon Wieseltier Aleppo's fall is Obama's failure As Syria succumbed to atrocities, Obama stood by and watched. Read more »   Jonathan S. Abady and Ilann M. Maazel Jill Stein has done the nation a tremendous public service In demanding recounts in three swing states, she shed light on electoral problems. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Trump can't deny climate change without a fight We can already hear the drums of war. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer The Trump Cabinet: Bonfire of the agencies Will his picks to lead federal agencies be the ultimate rebuttal of Obama's executive-branch overreach? Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Catherine Rampell The right shuts down free speech, too Conservatives are joining liberals in suppressing campus discourse they don't like. Read more »     David Ignatius Why America was bound to fail in Syria The CIA's support for the Syrian opposition came too late and complicated John Kerry's relentless but doomed diplomatic efforts. Read more »     Michael Gerson A small victory for the republic: Rex Tillerson isn't a kook or a crank He's a nominee who seems to improve upon reflection. Read more »   Joseph Allen Stop playing whack-a-mole with hazardous chemicals Greater federal oversight is needed to prevent the swapping in of untested, dangerous chemicals for banned substances. Read more »   John J. Hamre Here's one easy federal government fix for Donald Trump He should trust career civil servants to do work that recent administrations have unwisely gifted to political appointees. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Here’s a peek inside how the Trump Cabinet will work Trump’s ‘oops’ choice for the Energy Department Form is function. Donald Trump chooses the forgetful former Texas governor Rick Perry to head the Energy Department, which Perry has said he wants to abolish.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Will Donald Trump help this American imprisoned in Egypt? Aya Hijazi, a U.S.-Egyptian citizen, has been imprisoned in Cairo for more than two years. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   North Carolina Republicans lost. So they're trying to change the rules. The state's legislature could become the most anti-democratic in the country. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   In Virginia, county bigwigs cry 'sewage' to block a mosque The bigotry behind the board's vote was transparent. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Don’t pretend there isn’t a double standard brewing for the Trumps Let's give them a chance before allegations of corruption start flying. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » How to actually libel Donald Trump Do what Julia Ioffe did yesterday on Twitter. 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 »   Republicans should listen to Lindsey Graham on Russia Good advice from a Republican hawk. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more » Do the voters care if Trump is a crook? Trump is playing with fire By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more » The Democratic Party isn’t going to back down from defending minority rights The challenge is in how to do this while simultaneously improving the party's appeal among working class whites. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  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. 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