WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Supreme Court considers the constitutional right to trial by jury, in a case that involves a $300,000 fine issued via an administrative process at the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. How much could the Justices' decision affect America's sprawling regulatory state, and is there a critical distinction between a citizen's private rights and his so-called public rights? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hamas agrees to release more hostages as its pause in fighting with Israel is extended beyond its four-day beginning. The pause offers a terrible dilemma for Israel, which must choose between saving more hostage lives and perhaps compromising its war aims against the terror group. Meanwhile, pressure builds for a permanent cease-fire, and Democrats look to put conditions on future aid to Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commission on Presidential Debates announces its dates and venues for 2024, but the GOP has already voted not to participate, Joe Biden might be looking for an escape, and what if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the cut? Plus, Democrats go after the Spanish-language TV network Univision for an interview of Donald Trump that they say was too soft by journalist Enrique Acevedo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under the terms of the agreement, Hamas will return 50 captives, while Israel will free 150 Palestinian prisoners and pause fighting for four days. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that the effort to root out Hamas terrorists is not over. Plus, Joe Biden faces a backlash to his Israel policy from bureaucrats in Washington's deep state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sens. Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham back the Foreign Pollution Fee Act, which would tax imports from China and other countries with higher carbon emissions than the U.S., but is this protectionist interference in the economy? Plus, Major League Baseball gives Atlanta the 2025 All-Star Game, though Commissioner Rob Manfred doesn't say sorry for pulling the 2021 event over the state's election law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amid an economic crisis and crippling inflation, voters in Argentina elected Congressman Javier Milei as their new President. He promises an agenda of smaller government and "freedom," but does he have the political skills to pull it off in the long-misruled country? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About 10,000 low-income Illinois students get scholarships through a program called Invest in Kids, but it's now set to sunset after inaction by Democrats in the Legislature, as well as Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Meantime, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps pressing state lawmakers there to pass his bill to create universal Education Savings Accounts, or ESAs, as rural Republicans balk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. and Chinese Presidents meet in California and agree to reduce fentanyl production and renew military-to-military communications. But will the meeting overcome underlying disagreements? Plus, American CEOs look bad when they give President Xi a standing ovation, and Congressman George Santos chooses not to seek re-election after a critical report by the House Ethics Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House passes legislation to fund the federal government through early 2024, but Speaker Mike Johnson is forced to rely on Democratic votes. This same move prompted a Republican revolt against his predecessor, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but will the GOP's chaos caucus give Johnson more leeway, and is avoiding a holiday omnibus spending bill a kind of victory on its own? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All nine Justices sign a code of conduct setting out the ethics rules they follow, but Democrats such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse say it needs outside enforcement. Plus, Donald Trump proposes that in a second term he'd launch a free online university, called the American Academy, to grant bachelor's degrees and use the federal government to compete with existing colleges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sen. Tim Scott suspends his campaign for President. Why didn't his message resonate more with voters and could he join a ticket as Vice President? Plus, angst grows among Democrats over Joe Biden's age, a challenge by Rep. Dean Phillips, and a possible third-party campaign by Sen. Joe Manchin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Justices hear arguments in U.S. v. Rahimi, a dispute over whether the federal government can ban gun possession by people under certain civil restraining orders for domestic violence. Plus, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he won't run for re-election but will aim to build a movement to "mobilize the middle," leading to speculation about a third-party run for president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five GOP hopefuls for the White House in 2024 took the stage in Miami, once again without frontrunner Donald Trump. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis stood out from the pack. Plus, Mr. DeSantis points to Election Day 2023 as a sign that the GOP is "tired of losing," but were the results as bad as they are being portrayed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ends up with a Democratic Legislature, voters in Kentucky re-elect Gov. Andy Beshear over the GOP's Daniel Cameron, and Ohio enshrines abortion in its state constitution. Does the success of Joe Biden's party buoy his prospects for 2024, and how will Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and company react at the coming Republican debate in Miami? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As voters go to the polls this election day, they will answer some big questions: Can Gov. Glenn Youngkin carry Republicans to full control of the Virginia Legislature, perhaps paving the way for a White House bid? Will the gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Mississippi end up as close as polls suggest? And could an abortion ballot measure in Ohio be a bellwether for 2024? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new poll shows Joe Biden is losing to Donald Trump in five of the six battleground states that could decide the 2024 election. Plus, Ron DeSantis gets a key endorsement, pro-Israel Democrats' criticism of Rep. Rashida Tlaib exposes a major party rift, and Donald Trump testifies in his New York fraud trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To protest a Pentagon policy of covering leave and travel for service members seeking abortions, the Alabama Senator has stalled hundreds of military promotions. Is this the right tactic, or does it risk undermining readiness at a dangerous moment in world affairs? Plus, law firms send a message to deans that the anti-Semitic rhetoric on campuses lately isn't tolerable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Donald Trump remains the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2024, Nikki Haley has surged in recent weeks to second place in Iowa and New Hampshire. Can she keep the momentum going and emerge as the main alternative to Trump? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaker Mike Johnson unveils a $14 billion bill for Israel, paid for by rescinding funds from the IRS. But the White House has threatened that Joe Biden would veto it, and GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell has called for combined legislation that also includes funding for Ukraine, as well as border security. Do advocates of Israel and Ukraine have a path through this legislative thicket? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tentative deals with Ford, Stellantis and General Motors have ended a lengthy strike, with United Auto Workers leader Shawn Fain claiming a historic victory for labor. But will that make Detroit uncompetitive against auto makers in right-to-work states, particularly as they lose money on electric vehicles? Plus, the Tax Foundation publishes a new ranking of state business climates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices