Today's Opinions: This is what Puerto Ricans need from the government. Right now.

Mueller needs to make a change 2018 looks like a Democratic wave

Yuri Gripas / Reuters Lin-Manuel Miranda This is what Puerto Ricans need from the government. Right now. I'm in awe of the generosity of everyday Americans, but Congress needs to fast-track additional aid and kill a proposed tax on Puerto Rican-made goods. Read more » Andrew C. McCarthy Mueller needs to make a change To avoid even the appearance of bias, the special counsel should remove the lawyer who praised Sally Yates from his team. Read more »   Alan Abramowitz 2018 looks like a Democratic wave The GOP's problems run far deeper than Roy Moore. Read more »      Robert J. Samuelson The true tax gap could be as high as $12 trillion That's a more realistic estimate, over a decade, for the Trump-GOP plan. Read more »      George F. Will Trump's Moore endorsement sunk the presidency to unplumbed depths Elation is in order because a gross national embarrassment has been narrowly avoided. But curb your enthusiasm. Read more »      E.J. Dionne Jr. There was no better place than Alabama There could have been no better place to test the limits of indecency and Trumpism. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán Puerto Ricans are hardly U.S. citizens. They are colonial subjects. Hurricanes unveil unequal power dynamics, crush souls and create narratives. Read more »      David Von Drehle Doug Jones's victory should make Trump nervous Jones's win is about a rising tide of Americans who won't swallow the bilge the president is pushing. Read more »      Marc A. Thiessen Congratulations, Steve Bannon, you just elected a Democrat in Alabama Trump should tell Bannon to back off. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The backlash Trump is creating may be the hugest one ever! Moore and his horse Sleazy head out of town Bigly time huge. Roy Moore, whom President Trump endorsed for Alabama senator, loses to Democrat Doug Jones in a special election.   The Post's View Republicans are worried about the integrity of Mueller's team. That's overblown. There is no evidence to suggest that the special counsel's investigation has been compromised. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Sandy Hook was five years ago. Congress has still done nothing. The grieving families of those killed in the mass shooting have taken action on gun violence. What about our legislators? By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Thank you, Alabama Alabamians choose Doug Jones, a man of decency and character, to be their next senator. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Latest Blogs Why won't Fox News apologize to DeRay Mckesson? The civil rights activist was treated unfairly on "Fox & Friends." Now he's suing to retrieve his reputation. 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 »   Just how much trouble are Republicans in? Trump is a dead weight around the GOP's neck By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   Anderson Cooper's boring Twitter account suddenly perks up. CNN claims hacking. A tweet from the host's account calls the president "pathetic." By Erik Wemple  •   Erik Wemple   •   Read more »   Republicans embarrass themselves while questioning Rod Rosenstein When push comes to shove, they won't be able to protect Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Right Turn   •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Fact Checker newsletter Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up  »         Share Opinions:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Opinions or because it is included in your subscription. 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