Opinions P.M.: Are Republicans blowing it already?

Trump keeps denying Russian meddling. But he can’t outrun the facts forever.; Want to know how Tucker Carlson’s doing at Fox News? Check the Daily Caller.; The Most Interesting Intelligence Briefing in the World; Celebrities need to rethink their awful political ads; Eventually, the Republicans will need to do what they've been saying, and then …; Five reasons the McCain cyberwarfare hearing should worry Trump; Watching ‘Silence’ will make you feel terrible. It should.; Five myths about kleptocracy; Figuratively, you should take Donald Trump seriously, but not literally, speaking metaphorically, apparently; What do working class white Trump voters really want from our health system? Not what you think.; Virginia’s real health hazard is not pornography; President Obama’s new Harvard Law Review article; Washington Post bestsellers: Jan. 8, 2017; What makes a crime a 'hate crime'? And would the Chicago attack qualify?;     Are Republicans blowing it already? Three strikes that hand Democrats momentum. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more » Trump keeps denying Russian meddling. But he can’t outrun the facts forever. Trump's position is likely to grow increasingly unsustainable. 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  •  Read more »   The Most Interesting Intelligence Briefing in the World Prep is going well. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Celebrities need to rethink their awful political ads They're all the same. And none of them are remotely effective. By Sonny Bunch  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Eventually, the Republicans will need to do what they've been saying, and then … They may all pay a price, but it will be a small one. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Five reasons the McCain cyberwarfare hearing should worry Trump His defense of Russia looks even more ridiculous. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Watching ‘Silence’ will make you feel terrible. It should. Martin Scorsese whiffs on the ending to his adaptation of Shusaku Endo's novel about the persecution of Japanese Catholics. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Five myths about kleptocracy Will Donald Trump institute one? Or is the United States immune? By Natalie Duffy and Nate Sibley  •  Read more »   Figuratively, you should take Donald Trump seriously, but not literally, speaking metaphorically, apparently Unsurprisingly. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   What do working class white Trump voters really want from our health system? Not what you think. It's not about ideology. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Virginia’s real health hazard is not pornography Smoking harms far more people in the commonwealth. By Peter Galuszka  •  All Opinions Are Local  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   President Obama’s new Harvard Law Review article Why is the president of the United states publishing in a law review? By Will Baude  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » Washington Post bestsellers: Jan. 8, 2017 Carrie Fisher's 'The Princess Diarist," debuts at No. 5, sales driven by her early death Read more » What makes a crime a 'hate crime'? And would the Chicago attack qualify? It's generally about whether an attacker discriminatorily selected the victim -- not about the emotion that drove the attacker to do so. By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071