Wednesday's Opinions: Why Trump's Michigan co-chair — a ‘triple minority' — stands by him despite his flaws

Hugh Hewitt: Democrats made confirmation easier for Trump nominees. The GOP should fix that.; Steve Bannon is Trump's conscience. Yikes.; The GOP senators who spoke up against Trump's ban are all talk; For Bannon, the game has only just begun; The incompetent millions of outlaw voters; Trump can't Twitter-shame his way to economic growth; Trump's firing of the acting attorney general sets a dangerous precedent; The resistance to Trump is big, diverse and ferocious; Trump is sworn in, rockets fall on Ukraine; Trump steps up on LGBT rights; Trump goes above and beyond to break the unwritten rules of governing; Media outlets choke on Heimlich obituaries; New York Times defends article on lax vetting of Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ order; Happy Hour Roundup; Sean Spicer now blaming media for President Trump tweet; Is this a ‘Muslim ban’? Look at the history — and at Trump’s own words.; Tillerson’s first test: Will he be loyal to his State Department troops?     Jonathan Capehart Why Trump’s Michigan co-chair — a 'triple minority’ — stands by him despite his flaws If the White House had more folks like her in the West Wing, the nation wouldn't be nearly as freaked out as it justifiably is right now. Read more » Latest Columns Hugh Hewitt Hugh Hewitt: Democrats made confirmation easier for Trump nominees. The GOP should fix that. Harry Reid's 'nuclear option' in 2013 created dangerous precedents. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Steve Bannon is Trump's conscience. Yikes. Pay more attention to the man behind the president. Read more »     Dana Milbank The GOP senators who spoke up against Trump's ban are all talk When given the chance to do something about it, they demurred. Read more »     David Ignatius For Bannon, the game has only just begun Trump's controversial chief strategist is at the heart of the president's trade policies and immigration bans. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Garrison Keillor The incompetent millions of outlaw voters If you had this many illegal ballots cast for you but still couldn't win the election, you deserved to lose. Read more »   Mark Sanford Trump can't Twitter-shame his way to economic growth Embarrassing companies into doing what he wants is not a long-term strategy. Read more »   Matthew Miller Trump's firing of the acting attorney general sets a dangerous precedent The statement announcing Sally Yates's firing revealed the political nature of the president's decision. Read more »   Katrina vanden Heuvel The resistance to Trump is big, diverse and ferocious And it's not going away. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Justice is blindsided Don’t betray his royal Trumpiness As the scales fall from our eyes. President Trump fires the acting attorney general, Sally Yates, over her refusal to enforce his executive order restricting refugees entering the country.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump is sworn in, rockets fall on Ukraine Moscow once again steps up aggression in what may be a test for the new president. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump steps up on LGBT rights The Boy Scouts also made the right call on transgender members. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump goes above and beyond to break the unwritten rules of governing The president was within his rights to fire Sally Yates, but the way he did it was out of line. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Media outlets choke on Heimlich obituaries Lots of mistakes on the controversial life and work of a well-known doctor. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   New York Times defends article on lax vetting of Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ order Read the language very carefully, says the New York Times. 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 »   Sean Spicer now blaming media for President Trump tweet Never has the media had more power. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Is this a ‘Muslim ban’? Look at the history — and at Trump’s own words. Whatever the White House says now, Trump's executive order is hopelessly tainted. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Tillerson’s first test: Will he be loyal to his State Department troops? Who will have the last word on dissent -- Tillerson or Sean Spicer? By Colbert I. 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