WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Democrats hope surging voter enthusiasm will turn Texas blue this fall, but candidate quality matters. On the Republican side, Sen. John Cornyn faces a stiff challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is loud but has liabilities. Democrats also have contrast of personalities in Jasmine Crockett vs. James Talarico.

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A joint operation by the United States and Israel on Iran leads to the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with Donald Trump promising more strikes over the next four to five weeks. Will this lead to regime change in the region, and what will it take for the President to declare a strategic victory?

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Federal workers with TSA airport security and the Coast Guard are receiving partial paychecks, after Democrats again refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major reforms to ICE. Plus tech firms prepare to visit the White House, as Donald Trump tells them to generate their own electricity.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner begin a round of indirect talks with Iranian officials over the country’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles. President Trump says he wants a diplomatic solution, but has he effectively made his case to the American people if he decides to launch a possible strike on Iran?

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Donald Trump declares victory on the economy, frames the Democratic Party as extreme, and offers praise for JD Vance and Marco Rubio, in one of the longest State of the Union speeches in recent times. But what's the agenda that Republicans can carry into the midterms? Plus, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers a Democratic response that starts with affordability, yet her party’s nominees in November might be moving further left.

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