Enter the Fray

First takes on the news of the minute from the L.A. Times Opinion section. Follow us on Twitter @latimesopinionand Facebook.

• John Roberts’ brushback pitch at Trump comes with a big old asterisk
• Ivanka’s emails are an embarrassment, but she’s no Hillary Clinton
• A federal judge tells Trump the obvious — he can’t ignore asylum law just because he doesn’t like it
• The White House just can’t stop making Jim Acosta look good