Saturday's Opinions: Can Trump’s Cabinet save him from himself?

Wet foot, dry foot, wrong foot; Did we really elect Donald Trump?; This government office is trying to shut down nasty and naughty names; Martin Luther King III: Trump agrees the voting system is broken. Here's how he can fix it.; The Rust Belt whips and snaps after eight years of Obama; Dear God, are we being punished?; There's a worse threat to American politics than Donald Trump; Stop obsessing over 'secrets' about Trump and Russia. What we already know is bad enough.; Del. Marshall should stay out of bathroom issues; A new sports venue for Silver Spring?; A chance to get McMillan development right; To prove he's 'no puppet,' Trump should renounce Putin; Trump's nominees are right: The United States can't go backward on torture; Trump spins border fantasies. His Homeland Security nominee offers some sense.; Obama's latest step on Cuba actually seems necessary and proper; Does it matter that this photo is staged?; Media need no ‘new strategy’ to cover Donald Trump; Happy Hour Roundup; Fox News’s Chris Wallace: It’s not ‘quite fair’ to say Trump seeks to delegitimize the news media; Comey should resign; NBC News engages in absurd hair-splitting to prop up reporting on Trump intel; Jason Chaffetz defends warning letter to ethics chief     Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images   Ruth Marcus Can Trump's Cabinet save him from himself? Many of Trump's nominees have offered views at their confirmation hearings that diverge from the president-elect's positions. Read more » Latest Columns Carlos Eire Wet foot, dry foot, wrong foot The president has betrayed the Cuban people and set a trap for Donald Trump. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Did we really elect Donald Trump? We may never know the extent to which Russia or the FBI tilted the election. Read more »     George F. Will This government office is trying to shut down nasty and naughty names The Patent and Trademark Office aims to preserve the serenity of those Americans who are most easily upset. Read more »   Martin Luther King III Martin Luther King III: Trump agrees the voting system is broken. Here's how he can fix it. Creating Social Security cards with photos or providing affordable passport cards could ensure that no one is denied that right. Read more »   Justin Torres The Rust Belt whips and snaps after eight years of Obama I grew up in the industrial heartland, and the great work of my adulthood has been to be honest about the grace and beauty I knew alongside the racism and homophobia and spite. Read more »   Colbert I. King Dear God, are we being punished? We can only hope that Donald Trump is more of a stepping stone than a stumbling block. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   David Holahan There's a worse threat to American politics than Donald Trump We've got to stop labeling people we disagree with as stupid or evil. Read more »   Anne Applebaum Stop obsessing over 'secrets' about Trump and Russia. What we already know is bad enough. The already-public information about Trump's relationship with Russia on its own is "kompromat." Read more »   Sara Queen Del. Marshall should stay out of bathroom issues Privacy and safety of transgender people are at risk under his proposed bill. Read more »   Dan Reed A new sports venue for Silver Spring? Underused parking garages could be converted to an arena. Read more »   Kirby Vining A chance to get McMillan development right D.C.'s handling of the project has been a slow-motion train wreck. Read more »     Dana Milbank To prove he's 'no puppet,' Trump should renounce Putin The danger is that Vladimir Putin and his allies might control a chunk of Trump's debt. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes In Trumpland ethics, how far exactly does part way get you? Trump’s mini-mes About this far. Trump's idea of avoiding conflicts of interest is to turn over operations of his company to his sons but retain full ownership.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's nominees are right: The United States can't go backward on torture Donald Trump should listen to his national security nominees, who make clear that torture has no place in American policy. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump spins border fantasies. His Homeland Security nominee offers some sense. The president-elect keeps talking about a wall, but Gen. John F. Kelly explains that won't do much good. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Obama's latest step on Cuba actually seems necessary and proper Ending the "wet foot, dry foot" policy makes sense. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   "Free For All" Letters Does it matter that this photo is staged? Regarding the Dec. 20 Style article "Thus spoke Zardulu, the elusive maker of ubiquitous myths": I thought, "What kind of junk is this with all the sensational news about 'fake news'?" Then I happ... Read more »   Latest Blogs Media need no ‘new strategy’ to cover Donald Trump Report. Report. Report. 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 »   Fox News’s Chris Wallace: It’s not ‘quite fair’ to say Trump seeks to delegitimize the news media He says Trump takes tough questions from media people. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Comey should resign It's unfortunate that Director Comey was snared by the Clinton scandals, but now the FBI deserves a fresh start. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   NBC News engages in absurd hair-splitting to prop up reporting on Trump intel When Trump officials tout your reporting, watch out! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Jason Chaffetz defends warning letter to ethics chief Republicans protect corruption, bully ethics oversight chief By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071