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Guests: Scott W. Rasmussen and Richard Samuelson Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott W. Rasmussen, legendary pollster and political analyst, about the character of American elites and his new book, Out of Touch: The Elite One Percent and the Battle for America's Soul. And Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C. campus, continues […]

On this week's episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Federalist Senior Contributor Adam Johnston joins Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss why the “Heritage American” debate matters, why America 250 feels so different than the bicentennial, and how we can tell that America is more than just a creed, proposition, or set of ideals, but rather a […]

Ukraine launches major strikes against Russian infrastructure as dramatic explosions rock Moscow. Meanwhile, President Trump's new Iran agreement sparks intense debate on the right, with Ben Shapiro, Trey Gowdy, Guy Benson, and JD Vance offering competing views on whether the deal goes far enough. Marco Rubio's reactions during Trump's press conference go viral, Pete Hegseth […]

Start spreading the news: The Empire State is hitting the polls next week, and the election is gonna be something wild. Cook Political's Erin Covey is our tour de force guide through the many candidates vying to represent the city's distinct locales, including a “Commie Corridor,” which bumps up against the Wall Street district, which […]

SCOTUS releases a number of cases today, so let's break them down. Plus, we are going to try—albeit in vain—to put a rosy spin on the Iran deal.

Working from home is not benefiting society, no matter how much you personally love it. Plus, more on the bad Iran deal.

Real Clear Politics National Correspondent and Fool's Gold author Susan Crabtree is in for Jim Geraghty on the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch. Today, Susan and Greg discuss some of the concerns emerging from the tentative U.S. deal with Iran, the Justice Department investigation into California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, just how crazy California's election laws […]

While the world's attention has been fixed on the war in Iran, the battlefield in Ukraine has largely shifted in Kyiv's favor. ISW's George Barros joins us to explain how Ukrainian innovations in drone warfare, logistics, and battlefield technology have slowed Russia's advance, increased Russian casualties, and created new opportunities for Ukrainian counterattacks. These developments […]

Teacher unions have long dominated education politics, but their influence is waning. Amber Northern of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute joins Freedom to Learn to discuss a new report ranking teacher union strength across all 50 states. She explains why union membership declined in almost every state, which states remain union strongholds, and how the […]

What does the Iran deal mean for Israel, and for Netanyahu's political future? Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor and Channel 12 political analyst Amit Segal to assess the newly announced U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and the political questions it has unleashed in Israel. As negotiations begin and the fighting pauses, they discuss whether […]

Western civilization faces an existential threat from mass migration and low birth rates. Nowhere is that more evident than in the changes we've seen to formerly great European communities as a result of mass Islamic immigration. Europe is the warning. America still has time to avoid a similar fate. Dr. Roberts outlines the solution. This […]

The Department of Education has said it is trying to return education to the states, but what does that mean for the federal role in education and for the states expected to take on more responsibility? What is the Department doing now to scale back the federal role in education? How does the Department think […]

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they weigh in on the state of patriotism around America 250, analyze the White House Ultimate Fighting Championship event, discuss Major League Baseball showing its anti-Christian agenda again, and dive into the controversy surrounding the memorandum of understanding that ends the Iran War […]

The president isn't handling the latest criticism of his recent decisions.

As details emerge about the lengths British politicians went to cover up migrant rape gangs, it's clear accountability needs to be the focus.

Events can always change things, but democrats are not on a good footing heading into the midterms.

In this week's episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University and Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools speak with Dr. Suzanne Marrs, Professor Emerita of English at Millsaps College and acclaimed biographer of Eudora Welty, about the life, works, and enduring legacy of one of America's greatest […]

Homegrown terror plots, Antifa arrests, the shocking UK grooming gangs report, and JD Vance's headline-making appearance on The View all collide in one packed episode. We break down the alleged UFC terror plot that was stopped after a mother alerted authorities, examine DOJ charges against 15 Antifa members in Minneapolis, and discuss accusations that inflammatory […]

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke, who hosts the Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast, fills in for Jim on the Wednesday 3 Martini Lunch. Join Charlie and Greg as they break down the UFC-White House terrorist attack foiled by the FBI, the ridiculous ranked choice voting system, Hillary Clinton's revisionist comments on Biden's 2024 re-election […]

American democracy is in a period of crisis, so it seems natural to look back to its origins. So here in Episode 10 of Season 5, I interview Professor Josiah Ober. Having previously taught at Princeton University, Ober is a professor of political science, classics, and philosophy at Stanford University, the Director of the Stanford Civics Initiative, […]

Adam Smith's “Wealth of Nations” was published in 1776, shortly before America's Declaration of Independence. Smith famously described an “invisible hand” at work behind markets and exchanges, but what did he really mean, and how have so many people misunderstood his many ideas about trade, markets, and free enterprise? Professor Brianne Wolf discusses Smith in […]

In 2025, data analytics company Gallup asked 144,000 people in 140 countries a survey question they have been asking for decades: “Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move permanently to another country, or would you prefer to continue living in this country?” If the respondent says they would like to move, […]

Happy Father's Day! While Chris is pulled away for journalism stuff, Ben talks about more important things with America's football family. Jack and John Harbaugh talk about building character, raising families, and living with gratitude. “Who's got it better than us? Nobody!” Listeners: Always run out your pop flies, or Jack Harbaugh will make you […]

Vance tries to sell the administration's capitulation to the Iranians.

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a Houston-based ear, nose, throat, and sleep medicine specialist, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss her ongoing fight against the healthcare complex, its campaign to push a dangerous Covid-19 shot over other effective treatments, and the widespread effort to silence dissenting […]

Governments derive powers from “the consent of the governed.” Don't they? In one of the earliest constitutional cases, the Supreme Court seemed to say so. But the Eleventh Amendment threw a wrench in it all, making it exceptionally difficult for us to hold the government accountable in the courts when it violates our rights. In […]

Trump's latest plans sparked praise and backlash as reactions poured in over a proposed UFC event at the White House and Fourth of July celebrations. Meanwhile, a tragic Air Force plane crash led the day's headlines before conservatives turned their attention to growing questions surrounding the Iran agreement. JD Vance defended the administration's position amid […]

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke fills in for Jim on the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch. Join Charlie and Greg as they discuss Jim Acosta's absurd analysis of Trump's name being removed from the John F. Kennedy Center, Virginia's attack on our Second Amendment rights, the UK's new social media ban for children, and the […]

Since the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023, the Everything Leftist Omnicause has turned its Eye of Sauron toward aggressive support for Palestinian nationalism—support for Palestinian nationalism that all too frequently crosses the line from a political position to antipathy towards American Jews. Nowhere has the latter been more visible than on the most […]

The Iran deal is a huge US failure, and there is no spinning this. Plus, the right has become as performative as the left.

The UFC fight at the White House might not have been for everyone, but it was definitely pro-America. Plus, something very evil is trying to take over churches in the US.

To the surprise of no one, the left continues to hate earned wealth.

Chaos erupted in New York after the Knicks' championship celebration spiraled into violence, leaving dozens arrested and vehicles destroyed. We break down the aftermath, criticism of Mayor Mamdani, and the shocking scenes caught on camera. Then we dive into President Trump's Iran negotiations, his reported frustration with Benjamin Netanyahu, and the growing debate over whether […]

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke fills in for Jim on the Monday 3 Martini Lunch. Join Charlie and Greg as they react to the left's meltdown over Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire, the media's shock that World Cup tourists haven't found the South to be an inhospitable wasteland, a new poll highlighting the […]

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 12 June 2026

Zach Abraham joins Chicks on the Right to expose what he says is a politically motivated Washington state tax audit targeting him and conservative journalist Brandi Kruse. They break down the state's controversial income tax, alleged government lawfare, and why Zach refuses to back down—even if standing on principle comes at a personal cost. Schedule […]

Why is Israel's next election being driven more by fear than hope? Dan is joined by For Heaven's Sake hosts Yossi Klein Halevi and Donniel Hartman to discuss the emotional forces shaping Israel's coming election. As Israelis prepare to vote, different communities are carrying different traumas, fears, and visions for the country's future, from tensions […]

Welcome to Last Call, a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week they discuss Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's reversal on transgender surgeries for minors, a congressional report showing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz repeatedly failed or refused to stop rampant fraud, […]

I give up trying to figure out what President Trump is doing in Iran. It's completely schizophrenic at this point. Plus, the left hates everything but nothing more than success they don't control.