WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

As Congress races to avoid a government shutdown before Christmas, Republicans begin to argue about their best approach next year for passing President Trump's agenda. Sen. John Thune wants to use a first reconciliation bill to pass the GOP's top priorities, while reserving a second reconciliation bill for tax reform. Others want the tax bill first or suggest doing it all at once.

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As Congress races to avoid a government shutdown before Christmas, Republicans begin to argue about their best approach next year for passing President Trump's agenda. Sen. John Thune wants to use a first reconciliation bill to pass the GOP's top priorities, while reserving a second reconciliation bill for tax reform. Others want the tax bill first or suggest doing it all at once.

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As Congress races to avoid a government shutdown before Christmas, Republicans begin to argue about their best approach next year for passing President Trump's agenda. Sen. John Thune wants to use a first reconciliation bill to pass the GOP's top priorities, while reserving a second reconciliation bill for tax reform. Others want the tax bill first or suggest doing it all at once.

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What can conservative politicians learn from Liz Truss’s tumultuous time as the United Kingdom’s shortest-serving Prime Minister? Paul Gigot speaks with documentary filmmaker Michael Pack and WSJ Opinion columnist Joe Sternberg about ‘The Prime Minister vs. The Blob: Liz Truss’s 44 Days in Office,’ a new documentary that examines the economic and political forces behind her fall.

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Police say the suspect had a manifesto and wrote comments about the "parasitic" healthcare industry, after arresting him for allegedly killing insurance executive Brian Thompson in New York. Plus, Elizabeth Warren calls the public response to the shooting "a warning," but are the problems in U.S. healthcare caused by too much free-market influence, or not enough of it?

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What will be the priorities in a Republican Senate in new leadership, and how will it handle Donald Trump's nominees and the president's expansive agenda? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) about the GOP's immediate goals of expanding border security and energy production, the debate over a reconciliation strategy, and what he's learned from incoming members of the Trump administration about the plan for the next four years.  

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A jury finds Marine veteran Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for his intervention last year to restrain Jordan Neely on the New York subway. Is this a rebuke to District Attorney Alvin Bragg for bringing charges? Plus, Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter prompts talk that he could give immunity to Liz Cheney or others whom Donald Trump has said belong in jail.

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Rebels drove Bashar al-Assad from Syria, ending the Assad family's five decades of often brutal rule. The fall of Assad is a defeat for his protectors, Russia and Iran, and could reshape the Middle East. It opens up opportunities for President-elect Trump if he's willing to see them. 

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As Donald Trump prepares to take over from Joe Biden on Jan. 20, the economy is adding jobs and the Federal Reserve is considering cutting interest rates, yet inflation is above 2% and markets are showing signs of exuberance. Meantime, the CEOs of Intel and Stellantis step aside, as Republicans prepare to pull back on Washington's green subsidies and industrial policies.

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The ouster of the French Prime Minister and collapse of the German government are signs of broader anxiety and malaise. Can Europe's leaders meet the moment, as Russia threatens in the east and Donald Trump returns for a second U.S. term? 

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