Opinions P.M.: Republicans shut out Democrats in Texas’s special election. That’s a bad omen for Team Blue.

The only thing Republicans are debating is their degree of loyalty to Trump; The mask slips, revealing the truth about the GOP voter suppression game; Texas's population and political power are growing. Here's why.; Be optimistic — unlike the sad-sack Republicans; Businesses could sorely use guidance on bringing workers back to the office. Where's the CDC?; Cartoon by Jeff Danziger; How Kamala Harris spent her first 100 days; Republicans in the prairie states are busy harvesting their gains; Israel's stampede tragedy shines a light on Netanyahu's failures of governing; An Iranian TV show targeted me. Now it's attacking journalism — and it's not alone.; Women journalists face escalating violence online. We should know.; Saudi Arabia sentenced my brother to 20 years for tweeting. This could be his last chance.; Republicans have no standing to give advice on tax policy ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (LM Otero/AP) Republicans shut out Democrats in Texas's special election. That's a bad omen for Team Blue. Democrats need to win these suburban contests if they are to retain control of Congress. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »   The only thing Republicans are debating is their degree of loyalty to Trump One party argues about policy and strategy; the other is consumed by its election lie and loyalty to its last president. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The mask slips, revealing the truth about the GOP voter suppression game Republicans want to shrink the electorate, because they think it will advantage them. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Texas's population and political power are growing. Here's why. Texas has built an economic growth machine. That's bringing in people — and political power. By David Byler ●  Read more »   Be optimistic — unlike the sad-sack Republicans Things are getting better. And Republicans are still grouchy. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Businesses could sorely use guidance on bringing workers back to the office. Where's the CDC? Its delay is slowing down America's economic engine. By Shantanu Nundy and Marty Makary ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Jeff Danziger An editorial guest cartoon by Jeff Danziger for the Rutland Herald Read more »   How Kamala Harris spent her first 100 days She has worked behind the scenes to promote inclusivity. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Republicans in the prairie states are busy harvesting their gains Three Midwestern Republicans sketch their political futures. By Art Cullen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Israel's stampede tragedy shines a light on Netanyahu's failures of governing In a diagram of responsibility, the lines lead to a prime minister more interested in preserving his rule than protecting the public. The buck stops there. By Gershom Gorenberg ●  Read more »   An Iranian TV show targeted me. Now it's attacking journalism — and it's not alone. As we mark World Press Freedom Day, attacks on the free press and expression are entering popular culture. By Jason Rezaian ●  Read more »   Women journalists face escalating violence online. We should know. This violence is sometimes called "virtual," but the damage from this global scourge is very real. By Maria Ressa and Julie Posetti ●  Read more »   Saudi Arabia sentenced my brother to 20 years for tweeting. This could be his last chance. The Saudi government stole him from our lives. Now, our family's best hope is that our elected officials speak up on his behalf. By Areej Al-Sadhan ●  Read more »   Republicans have no standing to give advice on tax policy They live in their own economic universe. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Dana Milbank for email alerts every time Dana publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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