WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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  • Justice Elena Kagan’s Gerrymandering Fix Is to Put Judges in Charge

    Two weeks before the midterms, Justice Kagan accuses the Supreme Court of undermining democracy. But how much will gerrymandering help the GOP, and can't voters solve it? Plus, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall favors a giant Social Security tax increase.


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    26 min
  • Races in Minnesota and Michigan May Decide Senate Control

     Abdul El-Sayed will test whether a Bernie Sanders Democrat can win in a swing state, while Republicans hope Michele Tafoya can pull off an upset in liberal Minnesota. Plus, the controversy over Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring opponent Amy Acton's mother.


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    30 min
  • Closing Arguments in the Texas Senate Race

    The Journal’s Jack Butler joins the show to debrief a reporting trip to Texas and how James Talarico is wooing Republican voters who aren’t warm to Ken Paxton. Plus, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby endorses a wealth tax grab and new death taxes. 


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    27 min
  • A Trump, Xi and Putin Summit?

    President Trump doesn't rule out meeting with China and Russia as he ratchets up the pressure on Ukraine. Global View columnist Walter Russell Mead joins the show to unpack the larger thinking behind Trump's latest flurry of diplomacy.


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    31 min
  • Donald Trump Moves Closer to an Alliance With Russia

    The U.S. President escalates his strategy to end the Russia-Ukraine war by putting pressure only on Ukraine. Plus, what's behind the riots in France?


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    27 min
  • California’s Prop. 40 Wealth Tax and the Economic Stakes

    It's pitched as a one-time 5% retroactive tax on billionaire wealth, but money is already fleeing California in response, which is why Gov. Gavin Newsom backs Prop. 42 to nullify it. Plus, the latest inflation report shows prices up 3.7% in a year.



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    25 min
  • Can Alaska Save the Senate Majority for Republicans?

    Sen. Dan Sullivan says the road to a Republican majority in the Senate goes through Alaska, but can he overcome a challenge from not just Mary Peltola, but also the confusion caused by ranked choice voting and “Decoy Dan” Sullivan? 


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    28 min
  • A Starlink Slowdown in Ukraine?

    Ukraine says its satellite data is being throttled and hamstringing the country’s ability to defend against Vladimir Putin. Plus, NATO’s top military commander unveils a plan to defend the alliance in the event Putin widens his war.  


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    30 min
  • Could Texas Turn Blue, and South Carolina, Too?

    Sen. Darline Graham avoids another serious debate misstep, but recent polls show her only a point ahead of Democrat Annie Andrews. Plus, the GOP spends millions to try to save Ken Paxton in Texas, as the press publishes more damaging leaked recordings.


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    25 min
  • Donald Trump’s ‘Diesel Deal’ and ‘Energy Ceasefire’

    Donald Trump looks to end the Russia-Ukraine war by making a fuel deal with Vladimir Putin, and calls for an energy ceasefire. Plus, Donald Trump says he may resume a military campaign against the Houthis after the Riyadh airport bombing. 



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    27 min

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