Friday's Opinions: Make Obamacare great again — call it Trumpcare

We know what Russia did. But what we really need to understand is why.; Trump seems to keep siding with Russia, but what does that get him?; If Trump really knows the art of the deal, he'll embrace free trade; Obama's lawyers are set to empower Trump; Cold War relic, present day threat; Trump is good. Assange helped Trump. Therefore, Assange is good?; Why does Trump go googly-eyed for Putin?; An existential moment for the Euro-American alliance; Politics has always been post-truth. Trump's just honest about it.; Trump's health-care plan has already been tried. It was a disaster.; Republicans look to punish Planned Parenthood — without any evidence; The United States' bloody alliance with Saudi Arabia; The District keeps refusing to give this whistleblower justice; Happy Hour Roundup; Tillerson could open the door for corporate executives to serve in government; On ‘repeal and delay,’ Republican governors could be decisive; Democrats must do everything possible to resist Trump’s excesses. Here’s what that might look like.; Want to know how Tucker Carlson’s doing at Fox News? Check the Daily Caller.; The Most Interesting Intelligence Briefing in the World     Joshua Roberts / Reuters   Catherine Rampell Make Obamacare great again — call it Trumpcare The Affordable Care Act doesn't need to be gutted; it needs to be rebranded. Read more » Latest Columns Fareed Zakaria We know what Russia did. But what we really need to understand is why. He needs the back story that propelled Moscow's cyberactivities. Read more »     David Ignatius Trump seems to keep siding with Russia, but what does that get him? His showdown with the U.S. intelligence community is heating up. Read more »   Robert B. Zoellick If Trump really knows the art of the deal, he'll embrace free trade In today's competitive world economy, simply dropping out of agreements is unthinkable. Read more »   Shirin Sinnar Obama's lawyers are set to empower Trump Shielding the executive branch from human rights lawsuits is dangerous considering the incoming executive. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer Cold War relic, present day threat North Korea, a highly erratic and often irrational regime, is acquiring the capacity to destroy an American city by missile. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Michael Gerson Trump is good. Assange helped Trump. Therefore, Assange is good? The childish logic behind the right's tribal reasoning may be the start of a nightmare. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Why does Trump go googly-eyed for Putin? His admiration of Russia's autocratic leader is alarming. Read more »   Anne Applebaum An existential moment for the Euro-American alliance Trump has made clear that he no longer wants to promote and protect democratic institutions around the world. Read more »   Barton Swaim Politics has always been post-truth. Trump's just honest about it. He simply dropped the pretense that American politicians were concerned with the facts. Read more »   Jim McDermott Trump's health-care plan has already been tried. It was a disaster. Covering preexisting conditions without an individual mandate guarantees a death spiral. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Republicans show how their replacement for Obamacare is just around the corner Mitch McConnell is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook You will soon have a post-existing condition. The Senate majority leader figures the American people won't notice.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Republicans look to punish Planned Parenthood — without any evidence House Republicans released a misleading document that disregards science and women's health care. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The United States' bloody alliance with Saudi Arabia Donald Trump will inherit a messy involvement in the kingdom's futile intervention in Yemen. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The District keeps refusing to give this whistleblower justice The D.C. attorney general has appealed the jury's verdict. 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 »   Tillerson could open the door for corporate executives to serve in government Rex Tillerson's confirmation as secretary of state would do a lot to expand the pathway from the American corporate sector into our executive branch of government. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   On ‘repeal and delay,’ Republican governors could be decisive GOP governors will be left holding the bag. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Democrats must do everything possible to resist Trump’s excesses. Here’s what that might look like. Dem Senators roll out a new proposal to block Trump's "Muslim registry." By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Want to know how Tucker Carlson’s doing at Fox News? Check the Daily Caller. It has the inside scoop on his great feats on prime-time television. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The Most Interesting Intelligence Briefing in the World Prep is going well. 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