Tuesday's Opinions: Can Trump weather the storms of his own making?

Sponsored by ExxonMobil | 'President for a Day,' starring Donald Trump; Trump's gift to Americans: Making it easier to cheat on their taxes; It's the truth according to Trump. Believe it.; Republicans are becoming Russia's accomplices; Democrats' hypocrisy on Medicaid reform; The attack on Jeff Sessions is part of the new McCarthyism; Trump may regret asking for an investigation into wiretapping; Gavin Grimm will graduate without justice; Trump's new travel ban is as arbitrary and senseless as the first; Happy Hour Roundup; Walking the Edmund Pettus Bridge with John Lewis; The religious right is steeling itself for a Biblical battle on Trump’s behalf; Can President Trump outlast the White House press corps?; The new travel ban: A retreat and a concession to reality; Bannon pulls Trump’s strings, with dangerous results   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images   Eugene Robinson Can Trump weather the storms of his own making? It's hard enough to be president, but flailing away at imagined conspiracies just ups the difficulty for him and the nation. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Richard Cohen 'President for a Day,' starring Donald Trump Trump seems to have come up with a new reality show with himself as the main character. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump's gift to Americans: Making it easier to cheat on their taxes If the administration cuts the IRS budget, audit rates — especially for the super rich — will fall even further. Read more »     Dana Milbank It's the truth according to Trump. Believe it. The White House defense isn't that what Trump said was true. The defense is that "I think he firmly believes" it. Read more »   Robert Kagan Republicans are becoming Russia's accomplices By running interference for Putin's interference, they expose us to further election meddling. Read more »   Brett Guthrie Democrats' hypocrisy on Medicaid reform When Bill Clinton proposed per-capita spending caps, they were singing a different tune. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen The attack on Jeff Sessions is part of the new McCarthyism Some in the media need to take a long, hard look in the mirror. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The GOP is suffering from a debilitating preexisting condition A nothing burger with Russian dressing They're all suffering from it now. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) described Attorney General Jeff Sessions's conversation with the Russian ambassador as a "nothing burger."   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump may regret asking for an investigation into wiretapping Congressional inquiries could reassure the public about Trumpworld's Russian relations — or not. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Gavin Grimm will graduate without justice The Supreme Court sends the transgender student's case back to a lower court. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's new travel ban is as arbitrary and senseless as the first The watered-down order is still antithetical to American values. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Walking the Edmund Pettus Bridge with John Lewis Each painful step in their march for individual dignity drew them closer to slipping the yoke of Jim Crow for an entire people. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The religious right is steeling itself for a Biblical battle on Trump’s behalf There are already signs that the religious right is siding with Trump in the battle over whether Obama wiretapped his phones. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Can President Trump outlast the White House press corps? Probably not, though he appears determined to try. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The new travel ban: A retreat and a concession to reality Trump's shrunken travel ban is just as destructive. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Bannon pulls Trump’s strings, with dangerous results Trump's Iago hastens the president's downfall. 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