Tuesday's Opinions: Why Trump can’t do what he said he’d do

Republicans are accidentally paving the way for single-payer health care; The real reason Hillary Clinton lost | Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post   Michael Gerson Why Trump can't do what he said he'd do He takes no interest in shaping policy, thus forfeiting his political uniqueness. Read more » Latest Columns   Eugene Robinson Republicans are accidentally paving the way for single-payer health care The GOP's floundering makes the case for a universal system. Read more »     Richard Cohen The real reason Hillary Clinton lost Don't blame algorithms. Blame her lack of a message. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump is waging a war on millennials The president's tax, student-loan and climate policies stick it to the young. Read more »     Dana Milbank Yates's testimony pumps the bellows on the Trump-Russia probe There's already so much smoke you can't get near it without a respirator. Read more »   Norman Eisen and Noah Bookbinder Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump should recuse themselves from China policy Reports that Kushner's family members are using his position to solicit Chinese investors should be a tipping point. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Lawrence Summers A word of advice for the Fed: Be cautious Job growth and economic expansion present difficult issues of interpretation and policy choice for the Federal Reserve. Read more »   Richard Popper Do high-risk pools work? It depends. Before Obamacare, Maryland had a well-functioning pool. California didn't. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Le Pen's defeat is good news for Trump It is a mistake to read the French election as a rejection of Trump or his agenda. Read more »   Todd Stern President Trump, stay in the Paris agreement. You'll regret it if you don't. His top national-security advisers should go to the mat to persuade him not to withdraw. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Trump’s idea of a public-private partnership is a family business run from the White House President Trump cutouts And it's a yuge deal, because it's a yuge family. The president plays golf … a lot.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Here's how the West should respond to the Macron hack Russia must be deterred from continued attempts at cyberwar against the United States and its allies. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Republicans serve up dishonest claims to defend their health-care bill When confronted with details, administration officials and Paul Ryan gave poor arguments. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The Trump administration has a chance to end a corruption-prone visa program The Kushner Companies led a visa-peddling conference in China that should serve as a wake-up call. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Ivanka Trump helps women who work in other books This is great advice for everyone. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   The Twice-Daily Spicer: Ms. Yates, do you know what Sean Spicer was thinking? The press secretary lays down a long trail of on-the-record comments. Random on-the-record comments. 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 »   Scientists blast Sessions decision on forensics Sessions says the Justice Department can handle forensics internally. History shows that it can't. By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   Sally Yates just publicly confirmed important facts about the Trump-Russia story Yates sheds light on what led to the firing of Michael Flynn. By Sarah Posner  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Sally Yates just threw the White House under the bus She demolished the Trump team's defenses. 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