The Supreme Court's Cases on Gender Storybooks and ObamaCare
When a public school adds stories with LGBT themes to its elementary reading curriculum, do religious parents have a First Amendment right to opt out? And did ObamaCare evade a constitutional check wh...
23 Apr 202520min
Hegseth’s Other Signal Chat / The Supreme Court’s Deportation Order
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces more scrutiny, after an ouster of top aides and news reports about a second Signal chat group. But Donald Trump says he stands by Hegseth, amid rumors that the Whi...
22 Apr 202525min
Paul Gigot and John Yoo on Donald Trump, the Courts and Presidential Power
Donald Trump keeps testing the limits of his executive authority, and courts have been pushing back. Is a constitutional crisis on the horizon? On this episode of Potomac Watch, law professor John Yoo...
21 Apr 202527min
Gov. Greg Abbott's Texas-Size Victory for School Choice
After putting his political capital on the line in GOP primaries, Abbott is close to enacting $10,000 scholarships for 100,000 students, as the bill passes the state House with votes to spare. Plus, N...
18 Apr 202524min
Will Trump Fire Jerome Powell?
Trump clashes with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over the Central Bank’s response to his tariffs. While Powell is expressing concerns, the president wants interest rates cut now. So what’s a ...
17 Apr 202523min
Harvard Says It Won't Comply, as Trump Freezes $2.2 Billion
The school rejects a list of demands from the Trump administration, including hiring and admissions changes to ensure "viewpoint diversity." Can the White House legally add such strings to federal fun...
16 Apr 202526min
Trump, El Salvador, and the Deportation of Abrego Garcia
The Supreme Court rules the U.S. should “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a migrant deported to a Salvadoran prison, despite an order protecting him from being sent there. But E...
15 Apr 202524min
Trade Historian Douglas Irwin on Trump's Unprecedented Tariff Shock
Paul Gigot interviews Dartmouth economist Douglas Irwin on why Trump's tariffs are unlike any other in U.S. history, how they will change the global trading system, and what to do about the special ca...
14 Apr 202529min
