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2 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Jonah Goldberg |Michael Warren |Charles Hilu
Plus: A brief explainer of the House’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act.’ By , , , , and Published May 23, 2025 Sarah Isgur is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Steve Hayes, and Michael Warren to discuss Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new reporting out of Original Sinon Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. Plus, Dispatch Capitol Hill reporter Charles Hilu joins to break down the House’s “big beautiful bill.”The Agenda:—Big beautiful explanation—No tax on tips?
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2 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Warren
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2 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Charles Hilu |Michael Warren
Plus: Remembering Justice David Souter By and Published May 20, 2025 Sarah Isgur and David French invite Judge Kevin Newsom of the 11th Circuit to discuss his time clerking for Justice David Souter and the strong humility that defines the late justice’s legacy. Then, Sarah and David recap their annual Legal Eagles trip to Gettysburg.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Warren
Where does Robert Hur go to get his reputation back? The former federal prosecutor and special counsel investigating Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents had been a target of vitriol from Democrats after the Justice Department released his report in February 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Grayson Logue |Michael Warren |Thomas Dichter
As long as the checks clear. By , , and Published May 16, 2025 Michael Warren is joined by Jonah Goldberg and Grayson Logue to discuss the ongoing trade war with China and Trump’s newest aviation toy. The Agenda:—Scott Bessent or Peter Navarro? —What to make of the 90-day pause with China—Golden calf foreign policy—Trump meets with Qatar but skips Israel—Leaving America because of fascism?
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3 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Michael Warren |Yuval Levin
The hottest club in law world is the Fifth Circuit Southwest Airlines case. By and Published May 13, 2025 Sarah Isgur and David French are coming to you from Gettsyburg with two free speech cases. Is posting aborted fetuses a religious practice? The Agenda:—Join us May 15th for a special live Advisory Opinions—Substantial disruption and school dress codes—Free speech, employment rights, and religious discrimination—Do we need a third founding?
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3 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Warren
We have reached the beginning of the end of Donald Trump’s tariff experiment. That, at least, is what professional Washington appears to be forecasting—or is it wishcasting? On Zoom calls and in leadership meetings up and down K Street Monday morning, lobbyists expressed cautious hope that the president may be done with these pesky trade actions soon, perhaps long before the end of the year.
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4 weeks ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Warren
Within minutes of the news breaking this week that Brian Kemp, the popular second-term Republican governor of Georgia, would not run for the United States Senate, the incumbent Democrat seemed to breathe a sigh of relief via an email fundraising appeal. The email opens with a photo of a smiling little boy, the future Sen. Jon Ossoff, and his dad. “You may be wondering how this kid on his father’s shoulders … ended up here,” reads the email.
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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Mike Nelson |Walter Olson |Michael Warren
‘You have to count to five here.’ Published May 6, 2025 The Advisory Opinions extended universe kicks off as SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe and David Lat join Sarah Isgur to discuss the St. Isidore of Seville religious charter school case and the debate over school choice. The Agenda:—A ‘public’ public school or a ‘private’ public school? —Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recusal—Will Chief Justice John Roberts be the swing vote? —Will birthright citizenship end?
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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Warren
Among Donald Trump’s team of losers, few are more emblematic of how unbending loyalty outweighs political success than Ed Martin, the acting United States attorney for the District of Columbia. Martin,54, has never won an election for public office, despite running multiple times. His tenure as chairman of the Missouri Republican Party more than a decade ago was unremarkable, while his time as chief of staff to Missouri’s governor ended with Martin resigning amid a scandal.
