Friday's Opinions: Trump’s betrayal of the Republican leaders should surprise no one

This is the DACA deal Congress should make; Tillerson is working with China and Russia — very, very quietly   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Kevin Lamarque / Reuters   Eugene Robinson Trump's betrayal of the Republican leaders should surprise no one The Democrats must be cautious with Trump now working with them. Read more » Latest Columns   Michael Gerson This is the DACA deal Congress should make Congress could reclaim its constitutional role by working out a compromise. Read more »     David Ignatius Tillerson is working with China and Russia — very, very quietly Out of the spotlight, the secretary of state seems to be crafting a broad strategy aimed at stabilizing the situations in North Korea, Syria and Ukraine. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Trump knocks out an awful Fed chair contender — for an awful reason Gary Cohn appears to be too anti-Nazi for the president to stomach. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria Stop being afraid of more government. It's exactly what we need. Government is crucial to responding to disasters, but we need government to mitigate these kinds of crises in the first place. Read more »   Ronald A. Klain Schumer and Pelosi just totally suckered Trump Short-term debt-ceiling extensions are a brilliant — but risky — weapon. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Hugh Hewitt Journalist, heal thyself Detachment about the president and his actions — genuine objectivity — is rare and getting rarer. Read more »   Mac Thornberry Congress keeps holding military funding hostage. That's a recipe for disaster. The military branches are all struggling with funding and personnel shortages. It's Congress's duty to fix that. Read more »   Daniel Schwarcz How to fix America's broken flood insurance scheme The National Flood Insurance Program could learn a thing or two from Obamacare. Read more »   Walter Isaacson Americans brought back New Orleans. They can do the same for Houston. National service has the power to transform cities — and the country. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Latest tracking map for our unnatural disaster Capitol Hill karma There is no category for this. After selling their souls, the Republican leadership gets double-crossed by President Trump.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's deal with the Democrats saves us from disaster — but not for long The debt-ceiling agreement puts tough budget decisions off for three months; a long-term solution is something to work toward. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Another cyberattack alarm is going off. We need to start paying attention. Electric and industrial operators need to prepare for a new cyberthreat that could take aim at the U.S. power grid. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   School officials should decide how long summer vacation is — not Larry Hogan There are serious consequences, especially for low-income students, of Maryland's extended break from school. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Appeals court rejects Trump’s enforcement of travel ban order against grandparents and refugees with formal resettlement assurances The Ninth Circuit ruled against Trump's effort to apply his travel ban to exclude refugees, grandparents, and other close relatives of residents of the US. By Ilya Somin  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Afternoon links: Report says 2017 on pace for second-lowest crime rate since 1990 Plus: NFL defensive end says he was assaulted by Las Vegas police, Philly police union leader disparages BLM, and Louisiana DA charges woman because her sons commit too many crimes. By Radley Balko  •  The Watch  •  Read more »   The hollowing out of the federal workforce Making government crummy again. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   New York Times standards editor: Menendez ‘Democrat’ omission was a ‘dumb mistake’ Newspaper faces always-tough issue of how to politically categorize people, institutions. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   The Republicans aren’t just losing. Big government is winning. Turns out the public doesn't want to dismantle government, especially in the face of natural disasters. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Must Reads Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. 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