Opinions P.M.: Rare chance to hear from a formal federal persecutor

CNN to Trump campaign: No ‘enemies’ ad, thank you very much     Rare chance to hear from a formal federal persecutor I get emails. By Orin Kerr  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more » CNN to Trump campaign: No ‘enemies’ ad, thank you very much At issue, this time, is whether the media is an enemy of the Trump White House. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Trump’s first pardon: An authoritarian racist who thinks he’s above the law? His idea of pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio is utterly despicable and utterly predictable. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The real reason behind the staff turmoil at the White House Engaged civil society, a robust news media and a unified opposition party are creating a pressure cooker at the White House. By Daniel Altschuler and Javier Corrales  •  DemocracyPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Eugene Robinson Live (August 15) Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news. By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more » Merck, Intel and Under Armour CEOs are right to leave Trump’s advisory council Two CEOs represented their companies well. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Trump finds a spot on the calendar to send a message about racism Nudging and grudging. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   Why Trump’s poll numbers are still in free fall Trump's presidency shrivels. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The time for Ed Gillespie’s ‘Buckley moment’ has arrived The rioting in Charlottesville over the weekend has made one thing very clear: Virginia's Republican party needs an exorcism. By Norman Leahy  •  All Opinions Are Local  •  Read more »   ‘Fox & Friends’ scolds CEOs who pulled out of Trump council CEOs are abandoning President Trump's manufacturing advisory council. How to reprimand them? By Erik Wemple  •  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 » Don't take lunacy too seriously It is more than sad that we have a president whom lunatics look up to as a hero. By Garrison Keillor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   An ugly pattern is taking shape. Trump exaggerates certain threats. He plays down other ones. Trump consistently inflates the threat posed by immigrants and plays down the threat from white supremacists and Russian meddling. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Trump’s anti-civil-rights agenda is giving Vanita Gupta ‘a severe case of whiplash’ "It is incredible to me that it is newsworthy in 2017 that the president of the United States has condemned racism and white supremacy." By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Stop asking Trump to say things he doesn’t mean Believe what he says -- the first time. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. 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