Opinions P.M.: The coming struggle for control of Donald Trump's mind

The coming struggle for control of Donald Trump’s mind; How the Oscars learned to stop worrying and love Mel Gibson; Trump’s emotional tailspin was predictable; Is Trump really ‘pro-worker,’ or is it a scam? Here’s how Democrats will call his bluff.; “America First” might turn out to be rather lonely; Pressed on tough health-care question, Tom Price blames the media; Trump is Nixon without the polish; One promise that’s best broken: Mass deportation; Eugene Robinson Live (Jan. 24); Philly TV anchor on Kellyanne Conway: ‘She’s good at bull––––’; Tom Price's stock controversy shows an urgent need for a new law; How international justice makes it harder for dictators to step down; America’s self-inflicted wound: Protectionism; 2nd Circuit denies rehearing in Microsoft Ireland case by an evenly divided vote; ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri;     The coming struggle for control of Donald Trump’s mind The key question in Washington: Who can best manipulate his capricious whims? By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more » How the Oscars learned to stop worrying and love Mel Gibson Gibson didn't apologize. He just took criticism and kept making good work. By Sonny Bunch  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   Trump’s emotional tailspin was predictable He's already wilting under the pressure. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Is Trump really ‘pro-worker,’ or is it a scam? Here’s how Democrats will call his bluff. Democrats roll out a major new infrastructure spending package that Trump should theoretically love. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   “America First” might turn out to be rather lonely Maybe some bombs would help. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Pressed on tough health-care question, Tom Price blames the media 'Now there's a reliable source,' says HHS nominee regarding reports about his assessment of an Obamacare provision. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Trump is Nixon without the polish Can Trump harness his resentments and use them as positive motivation, or will he succumb to their darker instincts? By Carter Eskew  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   One promise that’s best broken: Mass deportation How the right may learn to love 'amnesty.' By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Eugene Robinson Live (Jan. 24) Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news. By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more » Philly TV anchor on Kellyanne Conway: ‘She’s good at bull––––’ That's quite the case. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Tom Price's stock controversy shows an urgent need for a new law Legislators shouldn't be allowed to own stock while making law. By Donna M. Nagy  •  Read more »   How international justice makes it harder for dictators to step down When dictators choose to run away. By David Bosco  •  Global Opinions  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   America’s self-inflicted wound: Protectionism Slitting our own throats on trade. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   2nd Circuit denies rehearing in Microsoft Ireland case by an evenly divided vote Will the Supreme Court be next? By Orin Kerr  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri The Compost, written by Alexandra Petri, offers a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day. By Alexandra Petri  •  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