Politics

Trump Goes Looking for the Union Label

The former president has planned a different kind of counterprogramming for the GOP debate.

Speaker Gaetz

Maybe not the worst outcome.

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.

Cutting Bait on DeSantis

Is it time?

Against Slobs

Craving decorum in an unserious age.

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.

Could McCarthy Really Pull Off Impeaching Biden?

It’s stupid politics, but it might just work.

The ‘Mean to Mitt’ Theory

Enough already.

Dispatch Live: Kevin Williamson and David French Take Your Questions

Live AMA, plus: Biden and Zelensky at the U.N.

Politics by the Numbers Is Not Enough 

Neither polls nor demography can really tell candidates or journalists what will end up working.

For Glenn Youngkin, Home Is Where the Heart Appears to Be

The Virginia governor is managing endless chatter about 2024 but seems laser-focused on flipping the state Senate.

The End of the Pro-Life Movement

As we know it, anyway.