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In #PostLetters: What the Kennedy Center means to us wapo.st/4jpKzQZ

A “metered filibuster” would make it be easier to push compromises across during divided government, incentivizing cooperation. But it would block trifectas from running wild. There would always be a bipartisan check on policymaking. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

"If lawmakers in democratic nations want to have a real dialogue with Russian society, there is a better way than cozying up to Kremlin lapdogs." The latest from @vkaramurza: wapo.st/4z3YC3r

In any authoritarian system, parliamentarians do not represent their societies. But in the case of Russia, the disconnect between public opinion and official election results is truly spectacular. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

"China and the U.S. are deeply intertwined, and these ties can be severed only at great cost to both sides — and the global economy," @fareedzakaria writes. wapo.st/4jorEpG

Presidents Trump and Xi are searching for ways to work together despite the rivalry between the two countries. They might take a look at a surprising case of quiet cooperation involving American and Chinese tech: the Hugging Face incident — and how it ended. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Mariana’s case urgently raises the question of whether this country still has the moral clarity to differentiate between people who endanger it and people who strengthen it. Read my latest @PostOpinions ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Today is the anniversary of the debate between Hasan Piker and Charlie Kirk that never happened, writes @theDPUnion President @RogerF2023. "Students deserved the opportunity to engage with [their] ideas, no matter how offensive some find them." wapo.st/4AuKm5a

Ban Chinese cars? They’re already here, the Editorial Board writes. wapo.st/4hsmk26

Rep. @RoKhanna’s philosophy is built on a key optimism: Government is capable of solving our biggest problems. The latest from @carinemhajjar: wapo.st/3V6QwbG

.@KateAndrs talks with Colorado Gov. @jaredpolis (D) about school choice, universal pre-K, Trump’s new education tax credit, alternatives to four-year college, AI in the classroom, workforce training and the future of education policy. wapo.st/4rpGpuz

Can the GOP, which currently has a three-seat majority, hold on to the Senate? @henryolsenEPPC shares his ranking of the seats that are most likely to change hands in the Margin of Victory newsletter: wapo.st/4ygFM9a

"States are coequal sovereigns, not regulators of one another," @NEAttorneyGen @mikehilgers writes. wapo.st/4hk0Fcs

"The benefits of breaking these research silos could be transformative for doctors and cancer patients," Lizzi Lee and Jennifer Kwan write. wapo.st/4AiDGHr

Tom Cruise’s weirdness could derail his Oscars mission, @WillLeitch writes. wapo.st/4rsspA2

"Democrats appear to have learned nothing from their disastrous handling of Trump’s political rise," @marcthiessen writes. wapo.st/4iNIuOI

"That’s not what’s happening," the Editorial Board writes. "The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tell us that every removed account was signed up by an agent or broker — not the enrollee — and met four additional criteria." wapo.st/4h9yP3I

"Trump is like a comic book antihero seemingly defined by his hatred of the very media that made him famous. (At least the Joker smiled.)" The latest from @kathleenparker: wapo.st/4iIixjt

"The strongest shield is one our adversaries never choose to test because they know they cannot achieve their objectives," @USSpaceForce General Mike A. Guetlein writes. "That is the purpose of Golden Dome for America." wapo.st/4yNv8GS