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Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

Deputy Editorial Page Editor & Columnist at The Washington Post

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  • English
Covering topics
  • Editorial Page
  • General Assignment News
  • Politics

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Recent Articles

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Opinion | Americans don’t like experts? Send in the clowns.

America has lost faith in experts, and it’s certainly showing in some of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Beyond a lack of qualifications, there are concerns over character problems with several nominees too. But do either really matter in American politics anymore? Deputy Opinions Editor David Von Drehle talks with columnists Ruth Marcus and Dana Milbank about what, if anything, can sink a nominee in today’s political culture.
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Opinion | A dangerous and unqualified choice for the FBI

Senators must do their constitutional duty once again by rejecting Trump’s nomination of loyalist Kash Patel.
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Opinion | Biden had good reason to pardon Hunter. Except he promise...

Opinion | Biden had good reason to pardon Hunter. Except he promised he’d never do it.
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Opinion | Four ways Trump will undermine the authority of Congress

The president-elect is setting the stage for a vast, dangerous and unconstitutional expansion of presidential power
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Opinion | Gaetz is out. But hold the celebration.

The former congressman’s exit cannot be an excuse for the Senate to give other Trump nominees a free pass.
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Opinion | The House speaker’s pathetic case for deep-sixing the Gae...

Speaker Mike Johnson suddenly opposes releasing the report on Trump’s attorney general nominee.
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Opinion | Welcome to the Donald Trump Amateur Hour. Can democracy s...

Trump is stocking his Cabinet with amateurs and pranksters. Can democracy survive it?
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Opinion | Trump’s recess appointments gambit? A power grab hiding i...

The president-elect wants to make appointments without Senate approval. Can anyone stop him?
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Opinion | As Jack Smith winds up his cases, Team Trump cranks up th...

All of this was predictable but that does not make it any less chilling.
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Opinion | Impromptu after the election: ‘It’s still sinking in’

Opinion | Impromptu after the election: ‘It’s still sinking in’
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Opinion | Into the nervy climax of the 2024 elections

Our columnists are trying to keep calm as this year’s immensely consequential vote wraps up.