Opinions P.M.: Graham: Trump slashing of State Dept. and foreign aid funding would be 'dead on arrival' in Congress

Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | Graham: Trump slashing of State Dept. and foreign aid funding would be ‘dead on arrival’ in Congress; Republicans should miss George W. Bush; Jeff Sessions dismisses DOJ reports on police abuse without bothering to read them; As TV’s visual ambitions get bigger, Americans are choosing smaller screens; Why the Trump administration pretends ‘foreign aid’ cuts will lead to huge savings; President Duterte’s honeymoon may be ending; Have Americans gone complacent?; Trump meets health care: He came, he sawed, he’s bonkers; The Trump-Netanyahu alliance forces American Jews to make an anguishing choice; Trump is going to let permanent civil servants run his administration?; Trump is right. Slavery ‘is not good.’ This new book can show him how horrific it was.; Eugene Robinson Live (Feb. 28); There are a few voices of sanity around Trump. They’re likely to be overwhelmed.; Republicans are headed for huge clashes with Trump; ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri;     Graham: Trump slashing of State Dept. and foreign aid funding would be ‘dead on arrival’ in Congress Trump wants to slash State Department funding, but Congress is serious about keeping the power of the purse. By Josh Rogin  •  Josh Rogin  •  Read more » Republicans should miss George W. Bush The swift, steep decline of the GOP By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Jeff Sessions dismisses DOJ reports on police abuse without bothering to read them The AG should say when he thinks federal intervention is necessary, and when it isn't By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   As TV’s visual ambitions get bigger, Americans are choosing smaller screens The number of televisions in American households are shrinking, even as TV is telling stories that demand bigger canvases. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Act Four  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why the Trump administration pretends ‘foreign aid’ cuts will lead to huge savings Because most Americans -- especially Republicans and Trump voters -- vastly overestimate what we spend on foreign aid. Voters also aren't terribly keep on cutting domestic programs. By Catherine Rampell  •  Rampage  •  Read more »   President Duterte’s honeymoon may be ending The Philippine president thought he had the opposition on the run. But things haven't turned out quite the way he planned. By Manuel Quezon III  •  DemocracyPost  •  Read more »   Have Americans gone complacent? Here's one provocative — but unproven — explanation for the economic slowdown. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Trump meets health care: He came, he sawed, he’s bonkers Surgical strike out. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   The Trump-Netanyahu alliance forces American Jews to make an anguishing choice If they want lockstep support of Israel, they have to keep quiet about anti-Semitism here. By Samuel G. Freedman  •  Read more »   Trump is going to let permanent civil servants run his administration? Trump won't be running anything without his appointees. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump is right. Slavery ‘is not good.’ This new book can show him how horrific it was. "The average enslaved person was sold about four or five times in a lifetime." By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Eugene Robinson Live (Feb. 28) Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news. By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   There are a few voices of sanity around Trump. They’re likely to be overwhelmed. The three forces pushing Trump away from careful decision-making on national security. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Republicans are headed for huge clashes with Trump Republicans aren't in agreement on much of anything. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  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