WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch Podcast
1) The DHS Shutdown Drags On / Trump's Plan for Powering AI Data Centers
Federal workers with TSA airport security and the Coast Guard are receiving partial paychecks, after Democrats again refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major reforms to ICE. Pl...Show More
2) Will the U.S. and Iran Go to War?
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner begin a round of indirect talks with Iranian officials over the country’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles. President Trump says he wants a diplomatic solution, b...Show More
3) The Moments That Stood Out in Trump's State of the Union Address
Donald Trump declares victory on the economy, frames the Democratic Party as extreme, and offers praise for JD Vance and Marco Rubio, in one of the longest State of the Union speeches in recent times....Show More
4) Did China Secretly Test a Nuke? / The FDA Reversal on an mRNA Flu Shot
American officials say they believe China held a nuclear test in 2020, and President Trump reserves the right to do the same, as the New Start arms-control treaty with Russia hits its expiration date ...Show More
5) Scott Lincicome on Where the Trump Tariff Wars Are Going Next
Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Donald Trump's "emergency" tariffs, will the government refund the billions of dollars it unlawfully collected? And as Trump turns to other tariff authoritie...Show More
6) Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Lose 6-3 at the Supreme Court
The Justices strike down the President's "emergency" tariffs, ruling that a law called IEEPA doesn't give him limitless power to tax imports on a whim. But will Trump try to reimpose his tariff policy...Show More
7) Zohran Mamdani's Tax Ultimatum Is a Threat to Soak the Middle Class
To raise taxes on the rich, New York's Mayor wants help from Albany and Gov. Kathy Hochul. And if they refuse? Mamdani now says he'll jack up property taxes by nearly 10%. But isn't overspending the p...Show More
8) Marco Rubio Speaks to Europe in a Different Tone Than JD Vance
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offers tough love to U.S. allies in a speech at the Munich Security Conference, in contrast to Vice President JD Vance last year. Will this be the GOP's choice once Dona...Show More
9) The EPA Ends the 'Endangerment' Finding, a Linchpin of U.S. Climate Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency rescinds its 2009 assertion that it can regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, because they "endanger" public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says ...Show More
10) Democrats Pick a Shutdown Fight, as the ICE Surge Ends in Minneapolis
Congress skips town without funding the Department of Homeland Security, as a partial shutdown nears for the TSA and more, while border czar Tom Homan winds down immigration raids in Minnesota. Plus, ...Show More