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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

From the award-winning opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, Paul Gigot, Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn and Kyle Peterson discuss the latest from Washington. Get critical perspective and the analysis you need on developments from the nation’s capital. Join them every weekday. Send your feedback to pwpodcast@wsj.com

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Why Is Trump Blaming Investors for High Housing Prices? Jan 09, 2026

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President Trump says he wants to ban "large institutional investors" from buying single-family homes, taking up another cause long championed by progressives, including Elizabeth Warren. How much housing do such companies own, and does the White House have the power to act, or is this more populist scapegoating?

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The Minnesota Shooting Aftermath and How Long Will Trump Run Venezuela? Jan 08, 2026

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An ICE agent shoots and kills a woman in Minneapolis and both the right and the left are quick to blame the other side. Was a deadly incident like this inevitable? Plus, President Trump says the U.S. may run Venezuela for at least a year, maybe longer.

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Trump Still Wants Greenland / RFK Jr.'s New Vaccine Schedule Jan 07, 2026

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The White House renews its pressure campaign to take control of Greenland, even suggesting the U.S. could do it by force. But what military access to the island can't already be negotiated? Plus, the CDC drops several shots from its childhood vaccine recommendations, which the trial bar could use as an opening for lawsuits.

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Tim Walz Bows Out of Re-Election / The Pentagon Censures Mark Kelly Jan 06, 2026

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends his campaign for a third term, as the scandal of his state's welfare fraud continues to snowball. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will censure Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly for a video in which he and other Democrats told the military to refuse “illegal orders."

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What's Next for Venezuela After the U.S. Seizes Maduro? Jan 05, 2026

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Donald Trump says the U.S. is now "in charge” in Caracas as ousted president Nicolás Maduro appears in federal court in New York. But the dictator's henchmen remain in power for now. Will they bow to Mr. Trump's wishes or leave the country?

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Zohran Mamdani Promises NYC 'the Warmth of Collectivism' Jan 02, 2026

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New York's mayor uses his inaugural address to insist he won't back away from socialism, including freezing rent and providing free buses, as he's sworn into office by Bernie Sanders. But will Mamdani be able to deliver, and at what cost? And will other Democrats follow his lead in shifting the party further to the left?

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Another Electric Car Crash: Ford's $19.5 Billion EV Write-Down Dec 31, 2025

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Ford takes a huge charge on its EV business, as the Trump Administration rewrites the CAFE standards and the European Union moves to water down its 2035 clean-car mandate. Will politicians ever learn? Apparently not, as California regulators keep subsidizing the uneconomical Ivanpah solar thermal electric plant.

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Trump Says the U.S. Hit a Venezuelan Dock, as Pressure Rises on Maduro Dec 30, 2025

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Donald Trump says he struck a facility in Venezuela that was being used to load drug boats, as the U.S. also seizes another oil tanker. What's the latest on the effort to force dictator Nicolás Maduro from power? How much have the regime's oil revenues fallen? And is this a standoff that either Trump or Maduro will win?

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Donald Trump Attempts Two Peace Plan Negotiations at Mar-a-Lago Dec 29, 2025

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet to work out an agreement to end Ukraine’s war with Russia, but what kind of security guarantees is Zelensky looking for from the United States? Plus, Benjamin Netanyahu comes to Mar-a-Lago to discuss the next phase of the Gaza cease-fire plan.

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The House Passes a Bill to Fix Federal Permitting Dec 26, 2025

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Before leaving town for the holidays, the House votes 221-196 to pass the SPEED Act, which would accelerate construction projects that need federal permits under the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. How much difference could the legislation make, and does it have a shot at 60 votes in the Senate?

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