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All Things with Kim Strassel

All Things with Kim Strassel

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From the Wall Street Journal Opinion page, “Potomac Watch” columnist Kim Strassel goes one-on-one with the newsmakers of the week: from candidates to campaign-managers, politicians to pollsters. The place to find news, insight and debate on both the overhyped and overlooked Washington storylines. Send your feedback to atkim@wsj.comCopyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Are Republicans Capable of Cutting Spending?

    Are Republicans Capable of Cutting Spending?
    Jul 22 2025
    Donald Trump scored a victory with the passage of his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill,” and lawmakers recently approved a rescissions package that cuts $9 billion in spending. Yet Republicans remain far from their campaign promises to rein in the Joe Biden-era spending spree. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks to one of the Senate's fiscal conservatives, Florida's Rick Scott, about the prospects for more reconciliation or rescission bills that cut government largesse, whether Senate Democrats will join to pass slimmer GOP appropriations bills (or provoke a government shutdown) as the September 30 funding deadline looms, and the criticisms surrounding Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Saudi Arabia’s Transformation and its Role in the Middle East

    Saudi Arabia’s Transformation and its Role in the Middle East
    Jul 1 2025
    The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran put a new spotlight on Saudi Arabia, where Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is rapidly shifting his country both domestically and on the world stage. On this episode of All Things, journalist Karen Elliott House--drawing on her new book, "The Man Who Would Be King"--explains the crown prince's work to rein in clerics, to reduce restrictions on women, music and "fun," and to transform Saudi Arabia's economy by courting new industries and foreign investment. She also breaks down Saudi Arabia's bid to become a new regional and global player, how the kingdom is a "silent winner” in the wake of the Iranian conflict, and the challenges to an ongoing U.S.-Saudi relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Donald Trump’s War Powers and the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Donald Trump’s War Powers and the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
    Jun 24 2025
    Will the ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel hold, and what will Donald Trump do next if it doesn’t? And will the Senate finally pass the President’s “one, big, beautiful” spending bill? Kim Strassel speaks with Senate Majority Leader John Thune about why he thinks Sen. Tim Kaine’s War Powers resolution will ultimately fail on the Senate floor, why getting rid of green tax “scams” is one of his goals for the spending bill, and how he hopes to reform and improve Medicaid spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
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