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The 2020 Oscar nominations are all about white men. But it could be worse!; Sanders falters when asked tough questions; Trump retweeted Pelosi in Muslim garb. The White House made it worse.; Tucker Carlson is not a Republican; Trump and his ever-changing Iran story; Go ahead and fight, Democrats. But only about what matters.; Mike Bloomberg is right. But he's not the right messenger.; Bernie Sanders is going negative. Will Democrats hit back?; New details about Soleimani killing further undercut Trump's lies; This might be Trump's worst lie ever; My school district is suing Juul. Here's why.; Biden's advantage is underestimated; What does the Trump administration want in the Middle East?; Poll shows a more nuanced view of the black vote — if you look for it; I never understood why my father died in Afghanistan. Neither did our leaders. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Nancy Pelosi gamed the impeachment trial brilliantly She'll be walking away from the articles of impeachment with three major victories. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   The 2020 Oscar nominations are all about white men. But it could be worse! The Oscars don't really tell us much about what's best in movies. But this year, the nominees sure have a bunch to say about men. By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Want more Oscars commentary? Read a transcript of Alyssa Rosenberg's live chat on the nominations.   Sanders falters when asked tough questions A newly published interview transcript with the New York Times editorial board makes Sanders appear confused and ill-informed on immigration. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Trump retweeted Pelosi in Muslim garb. The White House made it worse. The White House press secretary's loathsome defense of Trump's elevation of bigotry. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Tucker Carlson is not a Republican It's one of the starkest examples of hypocrisy in all of cable news. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Trump and his ever-changing Iran story Nothing suspicious in that! By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   Go ahead and fight, Democrats. But only about what matters. Forget about who's being mean to who and look at what they'll do in office. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Mike Bloomberg is right. But he's not the right messenger. The primary schedule needs to change, as Bloomberg argues. But self-funding a presidential campaign is a problem, too. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Bernie Sanders is going negative. Will Democrats hit back? If he's surging, why is he lashing out? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   New details about Soleimani killing further undercut Trump's lies A new report says Trump authorized the assassination in June. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   This might be Trump's worst lie ever Congress should rein in the president on Iran. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   My school district is suing Juul. Here's why. Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for the mess that vape manufacturers made. By Austin Beutner ●  Read more »   Biden's advantage is underestimated African Americans once more will decide the Democratic nomination. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   What does the Trump administration want in the Middle East? The perils of a Jacksonian foreign policy. By Daniel Drezner ●  Read more »   Poll shows a more nuanced view of the black vote — if you look for it None of the other candidates will snag a majority of the black vote as long as Joe Biden is in the race. By Jonathan Capehart ●  Read more »   I never understood why my father died in Afghanistan. Neither did our leaders. I've now learned that even top military and government officials lacked a clear sense of what the war should accomplish. By Kelly McHugh-Stewart ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Trailer for news and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign up »

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