Days before the November elections, about 10 documents marked as classified were discovered at a private office once used by Joe Biden. As the Justice Department investigates, how will this affect its inquiry into the classified material that the FBI seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate? Plus, listeners react to Joe Biden's latest student loan forgiveness policy. 

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Joe Biden's proposal to erase $10,000 in student loans per person is on hold at the Supreme Court, but the Education Department is now moving to wipe out more debt via income-based repayment plans. Won't this give colleges an incentive to raise tuition and offer marginal degrees, and will these policies prove popular, or is there an economic and generational divide?

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The new House Speaker cut many deals with conservatives to get the job, but they could limit his ability to govern. One problem: Defense is teed up for budget cuts. Plus, Joe Biden finally visits the U.S.-Mexico border, but will any policy changes come of it?

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Amid political pressure and a pending Supreme Court case on Title 42, Joe Biden is going to El Paso and tweaking America's immigration policies, but will this be enough to stop the crisis at the border? Plus, Kevin McCarthy still isn't Speaker of the House after 13 ballots, but the momentum has turned his way.

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After a tenth vote and reports of possible concessions to those preventing his rise to Speaker, Kevin McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs. Has McCarthy already made too many concessions that would undermine his ability to do the job? Plus, Gov. Ron DeSantis gives an inaugural address to show Washington what it can learn from Florida. 

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Kevin McCarthy still can't get to 218, yet his Republican challengers haven't gained much ground either, after nominating Florida Rep. Byron Donalds. Does the GOP have an alternate candidate that it can rally around to end the stalemate, and could that person come from outside Congress?

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The Republican House spends its first day on multiple votes for Speaker, and still Kevin McCarthy can't muster a majority. But what do the GOP dissenters actually want, and do they have another option for Speaker who can win 218 votes?

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Eighty-two people in Ohio, most of them unvaccinated children, have contracted the measles, as a new survey suggests the Covid-19 pandemic has increased vaccine hesitancy. Plus, House Democrats finally release Donald Trump's tax returns, but do the initial headlines support their political narrative?

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From the war in Ukraine to an historic Supreme Court term, soaring inflation and record spending by Congress, Potomac Watch looks at the biggest stories of 2022, and what they mean for 2023. 

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Expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border under Title 42 will continue, as the Supreme Court agrees to hear a related case in February. Does this delay give Joe Biden a chance to put in place a plan for stopping illegal immigrants? Plus, the Census Bureau releases data showing that blue states like California are losing population, while red states like Florida are growing, and it isn't merely because of the weather.

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