Kimberly Strassel
Columnist at The Wall Street Journal
Potomac Watch columnist for Wall Street Journal edit page.
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Kimberly Strassel
Burgum, Wright and Zeldin are set on liberating Alaska and the whole economy. It’s unusual to find a cabinet-level official—much less three—standing on a makeshift platform amid barren permafrost, enduring “balmy” 20-degree weather, 4,650 miles by road from the White House. It’s a show of commitment to an overlooked yet central theme of this Trump administration—setting free the private economy. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Kimberly Strassel
The president unleashes his ‘rescission’ tool—but also pulls his punches. Why didn’t he go further, and what comes next? Newsletter: All Things with Kim StrasselA newsy analysis of the workings of D.C. (and beyond), providing the inside track on both the overhyped and overlooked events of the week. Trump’s Cautious ClippersCopyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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4 weeks ago |
nypost.com | Kimberly Strassel
If the British coined the term “too clever by half,” Vice President JD Vance might own the political update of “too smart by 99%.” And Donald Trump might wonder at what point he asks his veep: please stop helping — at least when it comes to Trump’s greatest legacy and biggest asset, the Supreme Court.
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4 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Kimberly Strassel
He takes on Chief Justice John Roberts. That’s unhelpful to the administration. If the British coined the term “too clever by half,” Vice President JD Vance might own the political update of “too smart by 99%.” And Donald Trump might wonder at what point he asks his veep: Please stop helping—at least when it comes to Mr. Trump’s greatest legacy and biggest asset, the U.S. Supreme Court.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Kimberly Strassel
A newsy analysis of the workings of D.C. (and beyond), providing the inside track on both the overhyped and overlooked events of the week. Subscribe here, and read this week’s edition below:
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Tariffs and the megabill get all the attention, but here's what's happening in the other huge plank of Trump's economic agenda: dramatic deregulation. https://t.co/7DvgRDNGby via @WSJopinion
Meet Trump’s Deregulators by @KimStrassel https://t.co/1kvecIFKhR via @WSJopinion
This week's newsletter, on the administration's "rescission" strategy; new evidence about the FBI targeting of Catholics, and the biggest players in the GOP tax bill (the Senate parliamentarian). Hope you'll sign up! https://t.co/sQfGkYX3um via @WSJopinion