Adnan R. Khan: Trump seemed to finally grasp what everyone in Afghanistan already knew: The Taliban can’t be trusted and are now intertwined with al Qaeda.
Former G.O.P. strongholds like the Ninth District of North Carolina are increasingly in play thanks to Trump’s toxic politics, boding ill for the party in 2020
Scott Gilmore: It’s become increasingly clear that U.S. power is not only absent under Trump, but unneeded. It is unlikely anyone will unlearn this lesson.