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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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Elon Musk Is on a Mission to End USAID Feb 05, 2025

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The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds everything from polio eradication in Indonesia to DEI projects in Serbia, has closed its headquarters and told its staff they're going on administrative leave. Is this an America First end to foreign aid, or merely a restructuring, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests? And can President Trump do this without Congress?

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Daniel Henninger on Journalism and the End of ‘Wonder Land’ Feb 04, 2025

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Paul Gigot sits down with the Wall Street Journal Opinion’s Daniel Henninger, who recently published his final ‘Wonder Land’ column. The two discuss how covering news and culture has changed over time, the polarizing nature of today’s media from all political sides, and what Henninger hoped readers would draw from his weekly column.

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All Things with Kim Strassel: Donald Trump Floods the Presidential Zone Feb 04, 2025

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Donald Trump is issuing executive actions at the speed of light, targeting the border, government bureaucracy, tariffs and the economy. How does it all shake out? Former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney draws on his own time in the Trump White House to analyze the big orders--their purpose, impact and legality. What's Trump up to with tariffs on Mexico and Canada? Is it really possible to reform the civil service? How and where will DOGE hit a wall? Plus, insights on the Impoundment Control Act fight to come.

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Donald Trump Makes a Tariff Deal With Mexico and Canada Feb 03, 2025

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After Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada, the three countries negotiated a last-minute 30-day pause. Who blinked on the tariff showdown, and what comes next?

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Tulsi Gabbard's Testimony on Snowden and Surveillance Jan 31, 2025

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President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence faces skepticism from both sides at her Senate confirmation hearing. Is her nomination in jeopardy, after she refuses to call Edward Snowden a traitor and then deflects a question on reforming Section 702 surveillance? Plus, FBI Director designate Kash Patel splits with Trump on commutations for violent Jan. 6 rioters.

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Did RFK Jr. Make His Case for HHS Secretary? Jan 30, 2025

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During his confirmation hearings for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned about his controversial views on vaccines and abortion, while seeming not to know much about Medicare and Medicaid. Did he win over skeptics? Plus, what does the Trump Administration's funding freeze rollout and rollback tell us about the new White House?

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The White House Backtracks on Freezing Federal Grants Jan 29, 2025

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The Trump administration tells government agencies to pause federal grants, loans, and assistance programs so that they can be reviewed, but three days later the White House rescinds that order, after an uproar in Washington and a temporary stay issued by a judge. Did President Trump overstep his authority, as Democrats claim, or was this more a matter of fumbled execution?

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Trump's Tariff Threat on Colombia / The CIA’s Covid Assessment Jan 28, 2025

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Donald Trump promises to impose tariffs and more on Colombia, causing President Gustavo Petro to back down after he had refused two U.S. military planes with deported migrants. Is this a sign of how Trump plans to use U.S. economic pressure elsewhere? Plus, the CIA says it now believes, though with low confidence, that a lab leak was the most likely origin for the Covid-19 virus.

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All Things with Kim Strassel: Taking On DEI Jan 28, 2025

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Donald Trump is knocking down the federal government's diversity, equity and inclusion structure, but how to tackle its wider presence in America? On this episode of All Things, Supreme Court expert and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Ilya Shapiro recounts his own battle with the DEI mob during his time at Georgetown Law School, and explains his particular worry that DEI in legal education is warping the future "gatekeepers" of our institutions. He discusses DEI's problematic ideology, and explains how a teeming bureaucracy of "non teaching" administrators, as well as "spineless" university deans and presidents, embolden a culture of activism on campus. How are Trump's actions turning the tide, and what more can donors, judges, companies and Americans do to turn the tide?

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Pete Hegseth Squeezes Through the Senate. Is RFK Jr. Next? Jan 27, 2025

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Vice President JD Vance casts a tie-breaking vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, meaning Americans now must hope that he's up to the job. Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to face the Senate to be President Trump's health secretary, as Republicans ponder his many controversies, including casting doubt on measles and polio vaccines, as well as his ties to trial lawyers.

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