Politics
Donald Trump Tests the Iowa Evangelical Faithful
Plus: Corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez shake up next year’s New Jersey Senate race.
Barreling Toward a Shutdown
The window is closing to fund the government before the September 30 deadline.
Trump Goes Looking for the Union Label
The former president has planned a different kind of counterprogramming for the GOP debate.
Uniform Stupidity
Our institutions are so weak that they cannot tell anyone to grow up and play by the rules.
A Looming Shutdown Threatens Republicans in Virginia
Plus: Dave McCormick set to challenge Bob Casey for the Senate in Pennsylvania.
Politics of Principle, Politics of Power
And what happens when you forgo the former for the latter.
Donald Trump Puts Pro-Lifers on the Back Foot
Plus: A cold war between two Florida congressmen previews a possible Florida governor primary in 2026.
Video: Kevin Williamson and David French Take Your Questions
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
House Republicans Saddle Up for More Chaos
Even their own colleagues aren’t sure of what the GOP holdouts want from the spending impasse.
Dispatch Live: Kevin Williamson and David French Take Your Questions
Live AMA, plus: Biden and Zelensky at the U.N.