WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Trump's China Summit, Makary's FDA Exit, and a Supreme Court Mifepristone Order

May 15, 2026·28 min
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As Donald Trump leaves Beijing after meeting Xi Jinping, how much did this diplomacy accomplish? Plus, does Dr. Marty Makary's resignation at the FDA signal an agency turn? And the High Court halts an appellate ruling against mail-order mifepristone, the abortion pill, with no liberal dissents about the "shadow docket." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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