Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Today's Opinions: Congress must ensure that Trump is working for the American people — not foreign interests

Opinions
Congress must ensure that Trump is working for the American people — not foreign interests
We still don't know how much influence Russia had over Trump.
Hollywood writers want snacks and good agencies. We've got one of those.
Here's why we writers are firing our agents.
 
Mueller's findings: Too stupid to conspire. Too incompetent to obstruct.
These findings are entirely consistent with what I've found covering the Trump campaign and administration.
 
35 questions about our current political climate
Americans should be asking themselves these questions this election season.
 
Trump left our allies at the altar. Now he's mad they're moving on.
We're scolding Japan for keeping its word on trade when we could not be bothered to do the same.
 
Why did Sean Hannity suppress the Trump Tower story?
Fox News host earns his designation as the White House's shadow chief of staff.
 
The Mueller report confirms it: Assange is not a whistleblower or a journalist
He is a potential missing link in the chain of understanding the extent to which foreign intervention affected the American electoral process.
 
Democrats must seize and define this moment. Otherwise, Trump will.
The best defense against Trump has to be a powerful offense.
 
What should we do with the anthems of our racist past?
Two sports teams have cut ties with Kate Smith of "God Bless America" fame.
 
House leaders should lay the groundwork for impeachment
The honor of the presidency now depends on the actions of Congress.
 
Why are you running for president?
It's a question candidates have a surprisingly hard time answering.
 
 
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Editorial Cartoons
The Mueller report is not comfortable bedside reading If the Mueller report included pictures
Insecurity blanket. Some visuals from Volume 2.
 
 
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The Post's View
Sri Lanka's decision to block social media after the bombings sets an alarming precedent
Internet platforms can be used to spread disinformation. They are also key to legitimate information.
 
The Supreme Court must see through the obvious sabotage behind Trump's census question
Adding a citizenship question is meant to help Republicans and hurt Democrats.
 
Businesses need predictability to thrive. That's not happening in D.C.
Taxes and fees are driving firms — and employees — out of Washington.
 
International Opinions
Saudi Arabia's intolerance weakens its Islamic leadership
Saudi Arabia needs to promote religious reforms for modernization to take roots. But this would be impossible without engaging the reformers who are increasingly targeted.
 
Trump's self-defeating plan to end aid to Central America
None of the administration's retaliatory policies on immigration can compare, in their nearsightedness, to Trump's plan to suspend aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
 
Enough Ukraine fatigue. The new president will need our help.
The West must reengage.
 
 
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