"The news this week that prosecutors sought grand-jury indictments against six Democratic lawmakers over a political video stands out as the most flagrant abuse yet of the administration’s criminal-legal powers." The latest from the Editorial Board: https://wapo.st/3OcNEX9

"Both sides now have an opportunity to jettison outdated or costly weapon systems that serve no strategic role in the post-Cold War era," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/3M2QHRa

"Europe needs India as a market, as a strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific and as part of its effort to reduce dependence on China," Rana Ayyub writes. https://wapo.st/3M4TlG3

JD Vance has a knack for late — very late — adolescent naughtiness, George F. Will writes. https://wapo.st/4ksd5js

The U.S. Embassy in London is reportedly denying visas to people never charged with a crime, the Editorial Board writes.

"The age-22 cutoff reflects a mid-20th-century assumption about how adulthood unfolds," A. P. D. G. Everett writes. https://wapo.st/4rLGess

"As a former youth soccer and baseball coach, and a current swim official, I can testify that youth sports are not broken," a reader writes. "What’s broken are the expectations and behaviors of athletes’ parents." https://wapo.st/4a56FTS

The Council of Europe bets that Russia is more than its regime — and prepares for inevitable change, writes @vkaramurza.bsky.social.

"The U.S. has gone from siding with the law-abiding nations of the world to standing with the rogue regimes." The latest from @maxboot.bsky.social: https://wapo.st/4r4WuVf

"Costa Rica offers a warning rather than an exception," Samuel Rojas Fernández writes. "As countries pursue green transitions, they face a choice."

"Some American Olympians are saying that they represent themselves, not the United States," a reader writes. "Of course, what they are really doing is trying to distance themselves from the policies of the Trump administration. But the Trump administration is not the United States of America."

"President Donald Trump is always on offense, and now he’s directed his ire at ... a bridge," the Editorial Board writes. "It’d be funny if the consequences weren’t so serious." https://wapo.st/4aIKlQ4

"The response to illiberalism on campus cannot be more illiberalism," Michael A. Elliott, president of Amherst College, writes. https://wapo.st/4r6WtAo

"Trump thinks his erratic nature is a strength," the Editorial Board writes. "Yet it’s also his greatest liability, especially as Trump has been known to stand down with little to show for it." https://wapo.st/4cfASAX

"The only way the U.S. dollar loses its primacy is self-sabotage," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/3MoitaC

"As historian Matthew Pinsker reveals, Lincoln was not the unfamiliar, inexperienced politician that history and myth have suggested," Caroline E. Janney writes. https://wapo.st/4kjJg4q

"Unless we act to prevent the dismantling of our vaccine system, people who could be spared the long-term consequences of viral disease will lose out on that possibility." The latest from @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social: https://wapo.st/3Zmu7pE

"When religion and science butt heads in the Deep South, you can confidently bet on God," Kathleen Parker writes. "Religious conviction is partly responsible for the decision of far too many residents to put their children and families at risk." https://wapo.st/4rDlZwV

"The children of Montgomery County deserve to be educated every day the state promised, and they deserve full days of instruction," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/3NXXWdI

"The lion’s share," as drawn by Michael Ramirez. 🎨

"Working for just a few days in another state — whether you’re attending a business meeting, installing a roof or defeating the New England Patriots — should not generate another tax bill," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4qtVHwd

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, the Editorial Board writes. "His only real offense was peacefully advocating for democracy in the Communist-run city." https://wapo.st/4ao4JES

"No matter what data points the president points to, his tariff policies appear to be holding back the very prosperity he claims to have achieved," Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux write. https://wapo.st/404MjnL

"Silence is not neutrality; it is permission," @arneduncan.bsky.social and @ambpressman.bsky.social write. https://wapo.st/45YQ01X

The latest from @vkaramurza.bsky.social:

"In the second year of the second season of the Trump Show, there is an emerging consensus among politicians, pundits and the public that we are entering a Hobbesian world of global disorder." The latest from Zachary Karabell: https://wapo.st/4bDS9DQ

There’s one large problem with this otherwise gripping account of the fight over the Murdoch empire. The latest from Matthew Lynn: https://wapo.st/4a3TB1a

The latest from @maxboot.bsky.social:

"There is a loneliness epidemic among women, too," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/46ClZVM

"One lesson of the past 10 years of Carlson’s career is that the political establishment’s ability to erect a firewall against certain ideas has collapsed," Jason Willick writes on Jason Zengerle's “Hated by All the Right People.” https://wapo.st/4bFt0Zu

"The shaming of the dead is one of the most asinine pastimes of today’s culture warriors," Andrew Doyle writes. https://wapo.st/4amq41G

The Epstein files release is an earthquake — in Britain. Kate Andrews explains: https://wapo.st/3Oc5gSU

"Sanae Takaichi shows that standing up to China pays politically," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4bECynz

"No one knows which party will ultimately come out ahead in this escalating exercise of cynicism and stupidity, but voters on both sides lose," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4kl9NhU

"America’s workers have persevered and figured out ways to prosper," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4tmklRW

"The research simply has not proven that microdosing psychedelics is effective for treating mental health conditions," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3NWv1qo

"U.S. policy on Guantánamo normalized torture, disdained fact-finding and ostracized out-groups," Eric L. Lewis writes. https://wapo.st/4a2fD4p

"Walmart’s big week serves as a reminder that customers, employees and investors can all win all at once," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/3MfeZqT

The Trump administration’s immigration excesses are no excuse for Democrats to adopt their own, the Editorial Board writes.

"The Editorial Board was correct that relying on oil is costly and that natural gas is extremely expensive in the winter," Sen. Edward J. Markey writes. "But the Editorial Board somehow blamed renewables for the bills, while advocating increased dependency on pricey natural gas."

"It might sound like a minor issue, but stormwater runoff rules can add tens of thousands of dollars to the costs of a completed house," Judge Glock writes. https://wapo.st/3ZiESco

"The biggest winner of a trade war is the swamp," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/3O3odan

"Americans traveling, working or reporting abroad deserve a proactive response to hostage-taking," Pedro Pizano and Sarah Moriarty write. https://wapo.st/46jpwbs

"There is an uncertainty and a sense of unease about the American project, both at home and abroad," Nicholas Eberstadt writes. https://wapo.st/4rq6OqK

How can cities win back families? This developer has a plan. @mcmegan.bsky.social talks to @bobbyfijan.bsky.social, co-founder of the @americanhousing.bsky.social:

"We are drifting from managed deterrence toward competitive rearmament," Fareed Zakaria writes. https://wapo.st/4qqHxfk

"Cuba looks ready to implode," the Editorial Board writes.

The latest from @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social:

An editorial guest cartoon by Lisa Benson. 🎨

Bill Cassidy has an impossible path to another Senate term, Joe Cunningham writes.