Friday's Opinions: Reality will get its revenge on Donald Trump

How could things get worse for Trump?; Trump is putting on a great circus, but what about his promises?; Trump doesn't seem to understand the rules about making rules; The coverup in search of a crime; Flynn is gone, but a mystery remains; Trump is working hard to Make China Great Again; Congress shows its hypocrisy on gun control; John Podesta: Trump's dangerous strategy to undermine reality; Hugh Hewitt: Stop the Trump hysteria. His early stumbles are nothing new.; The Trump administration's most disturbing trait; Trump's populism isn't fascism. So what is it?; Trump can help Americans trust him by releasing his taxes; What the country needs to know about the new labor secretary nominee; A power that lets police take property for themselves — even when there's no crime; Trump convinces fewer and fewer Americans that his administration is ‘a fine-tuned machine’; Will Trump sell out his working-class white base? A new study presents him with a challenge.; President Trump wants my job; Trump 2020 is off to a great start; The Republican Congress cannot be trusted to investigate the Russia scandal; Tillerson’s first overseas trip leaves five questions unanswered     Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images   Michael Gerson Reality will get its revenge on Donald Trump Going to war with American institutions is not a winning strategy. Read more » Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson How could things get worse for Trump? It's hard to imagine a more disastrous start. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Trump is putting on a great circus, but what about his promises? His rocking-horse presidency jerks back and forth furiously with no forward movement. Read more »   Howard Shelanski Trump doesn't seem to understand the rules about making rules It's not so simple to repeal two rules for each new one issued. Read more »     Charles Krauthammer The coverup in search of a crime Flynn's calls with the Russian ambassador broke no laws. So why did he lie about them? Read more »     David Ignatius Flynn is gone, but a mystery remains The Flynn-Trump-Obama timeline raises many questions. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump is working hard to Make China Great Again And getting nothing in return. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   John Feinblatt Congress shows its hypocrisy on gun control Congress is already advancing the gun lobby's agenda and undermining existing gun-safety laws. Read more »   John Podesta John Podesta: Trump's dangerous strategy to undermine reality The president is taking a page from the Putin's playbook with his attempts to disorient the public. Read more »   Hugh Hewitt Hugh Hewitt: Stop the Trump hysteria. His early stumbles are nothing new. Other administrations have had rocky starts. Read more »   Jim Hoagland The Trump administration's most disturbing trait The team's hubris gives it little room to correct course in times of crisis. Read more »   Barton Swaim Trump's populism isn't fascism. So what is it? The phenomenon is a distinctly American upheaval: ugly in its overtones but a necessary remedy to consensus liberalism. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Where is the very first place anybody should have looked for a Russia-Trump connection? Emperor Trump has no clothes Hiding in plain folder. During President Trump's latest news conference, he claimed the leaks are real but the news is fake.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump can help Americans trust him by releasing his taxes It's really a perfect starting point to clear up assumptions about outside influences on the presidency. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   What the country needs to know about the new labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta's confirmation hearing presents an opportunity to pin down the Trump administration's views on employment policy. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   A power that lets police take property for themselves — even when there's no crime Civil asset forfeiture is prone to abuse and in need of reform. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Trump convinces fewer and fewer Americans that his administration is ‘a fine-tuned machine’ A new Pew poll shows Americans reject Trump and Trumpism. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Will Trump sell out his working-class white base? A new study presents him with a challenge. It turns out that working-class whites benefit disproportionately from the safety net that congressional Republicans want to cut. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   President Trump wants my job Where's the president's comfort zone? 'Fox & Friends'! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Trump 2020 is off to a great start Do not tell him what his job is now or it will break his heart. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   The Republican Congress cannot be trusted to investigate the Russia scandal The only solution is an independent commission. Otherwise we'll never know what happened. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Tillerson’s first overseas trip leaves five questions unanswered Can Tillerson survive the White House tumult? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. 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. 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