WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Promising a renewed focus on merit and hard work, the president signs an executive order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the federal government, while the business world is moving in the same direction. Plus, Trump revokes security protection for three former aides targeted by Iran, and a judge halts the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.  

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To make good on his pledge to secure the border, Donald Trump promises to send troops to the southern border, unleash ICE agents into cities to find criminal illegal migrants, and punish sanctuary cities. Plus, Trump launches the “$TRUMP” cryptocurrency right before taking office, potentially making him billions of dollars in the process, but leading to questions about how he is profiting off the Presidency. 

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He says his administration won't issue documents to babies whose parents were present in the U.S. illegally, or legally on temporary visas. But 22 states sue, arguing this flies in the face of the 14th Amendment and long-standing Supreme Court precedent. Plus, 12 Democrats vote yes, as the Senate passes the Laken Riley Act to mandate detention of migrants arrested for certain crimes.

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Donald Trump began his second term with a flurry of executive orders and bold plans for his House and Senate majorities. Where does that leave Democrats and how can they work with Republicans to get things done? On this episode of All Things, Problem Solvers Caucus Vice Chair Josh Gottheimer (D., N.J.) voices his "surprise" at Donald Trump’s executive orders on Jan. 6th and immigration, explains why he was handing out “SALT shakers” at the inauguration, and lays out the bipartisan possibilities and pitfalls of this next Congress. 

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Donald Trump began his second term with a flurry of executive orders and bold plans for his House and Senate majorities. Where does that leave Democrats and how can they work with Republicans to get things done? On this episode of All Things, Problem Solvers Caucus Vice Chair Josh Gottheimer (D., N.J.) voices his "surprise" at Donald Trump’s executive orders on Jan. 6th and immigration, explains why he was handing out “SALT shakers” at the inauguration, and lays out the bipartisan possibilities and pitfalls of this next Congress. 

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As one of his first acts after being sworn into a second term, Trump grants unconditional pardons to nearly all of the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, including those who brutally assaulted police. He also signs executive orders on federal efficiency, energy, and foreign policy, while ordering the Justice Department to hold off on enforcing the law that says TikTok must cut ties with China or be banned.

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The 47th President declares that “America’s decline is over,” and announces his executive order to declare a national emergency on the southern border. Will the second Trump administration get off to a faster start after learning from the mistakes of the first term? Plus, Joe Biden uses his final hours in office to issue pre-emptive pardons to his family and political allies. 

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The Justices uphold a law saying that TikTok must be divested from Chinese ownership by Jan. 19 or else it will be booted from U.S. app stores. Yet the social-media app's future remains unclear. With only days to go until the Jan. 20 inauguration, the Biden Administration says it will not enforce the ban, and Donald Trump has said he wants to cut a deal to save TikTok.

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A cease-fire deal in Gaza is delayed after Israeli President Benjamin Netanyehu said Hamas reneged on part of the agreement. What will it take for the deal to get done and what effect did Donald Trump have on it? Plus, Joe Biden delivers his farewell address from the Oval Office with a bitter tone and warnings about an "oligarchy taking shape in America” and the “tech industrial complex.” 

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Nominated by Donald Trump to be the next Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth faces hostile inquiries at his Senate confirmation hearing regarding his alleged past personal conduct. But did the televised theatrics provide much insight about Hegseth's views on national-security issues or how he would lead the Pentagon, and does he seem to have won enough votes to get the job?

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