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Don't believe the wild rumors on the Iran talks. Here's the real story.; The Virginia GOP exorcised a few political ghosts; Why Republican voter suppression may contain the seed of its own undoing; So much for the Abraham Accords. Trump made things worse in the Middle East.; Truth-telling Republicans will have a lot of hard questions to answer; A Jane Austen museum addressing Regency-era slavery? How sensible.; 100 Republicans are vowing a GOP 'civil war.' Here's why that's good news.; Black Panthers, Captain America, police chiefs and lawmakers: Who can really change the world?; With Cheney out, the GOP's cowardice is on display; Unemployment benefits are holding back the economic recovery; Pennsylvanians can begin a national reckoning of executive overreach; GOP governors aren't nearly as unhinged as House and Senate Republicans; My majority-Black city went weeks without potable water. This wouldn't happen in a Whiter town. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) The Liz Cheney fight is not about gender. Except where it is. The GOP has a woman problem and Liz Cheney isn't making it better. By Molly Roberts ●  Read more »   Read Liz Cheney's op-ed from last week: The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us. Don't believe the wild rumors on the Iran talks. Here's the real story. Top Biden officials are proceeding with extreme caution. By Jason Rezaian ●  Read more »   The Virginia GOP exorcised a few political ghosts But not former president Donald Trump's. By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   Why Republican voter suppression may contain the seed of its own undoing Their incompetence doesn't excuse their malevolence. But it does offer a silver lining. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   So much for the Abraham Accords. Trump made things worse in the Middle East. The latest conflict between Israelis and Palestinians reveals the shortcomings of Trump's foreign policy. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Truth-telling Republicans will have a lot of hard questions to answer Will they stay in the party, or leave? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   A Jane Austen museum addressing Regency-era slavery? How sensible. The museum's curators have dared to acknowledge the truth — a move one can imagine Austen herself approving. By Vanessa Riley ●  Read more »   100 Republicans are vowing a GOP 'civil war.' Here's why that's good news. As the GOP punishes Liz Cheney, center-right allies in defense of democracy are crucial. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Black Panthers, Captain America, police chiefs and lawmakers: Who can really change the world? Why would Sam Wilson want to be Captain America, anyway? And could Medaria Arradondo have testified in Derek Chauvin's trial the way he did without Black Lives Matter? By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   With Cheney out, the GOP's cowardice is on display Liz Cheney has shown that the vast majority of her Republican colleagues are delusional, dangerous and devoid of courage. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Unemployment benefits are holding back the economic recovery Even if you're unmoved by employers' plight, you should be worried about the long-term consequences. By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Pennsylvanians can begin a national reckoning of executive overreach On May 18, voters will consider amendments to rein in the emergency powers used by Gov. Tom Wolf during the pandemic. By George Will ●  Read more »   GOP governors aren't nearly as unhinged as House and Senate Republicans Biden has rational opponents — just not in Congress. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   My majority-Black city went weeks without potable water. This wouldn't happen in a Whiter town. Clean and safe water is a human right in principle, but in practice a shower is a gift. In Jackson, even showering can't be taken for granted. By Laurie Bertram Roberts ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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