All Things with Kim Strassel

Donald Trump is using the G7 summit in France to tout his deal with Iran, and to suggest he'll now turn more attention to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. What's the latest in that conflict, and what more should the U.S. be doing? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar about his recent visit to the Ukraine--what he saw on the ground and why he’s concerned about Trump’s hesitancy to fully support the country. They also discuss AEI’s “America at 250” project, aimed at "reintroducing Americans to the unique value of their national inheritance.”

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The 2026 primary season is in full swing, and both parties are gearing up for record midterm spending. As Republicans battle to maintain their Senate majority, where is the party placing its biggest bets? On this episode of All Things, National Republican Senatorial Campaign Chair Tim Scott (R., S.C.) walks Kim Strassel through the dynamics of his map, from Maine to Texas to Alaska. Where is the GOP placing its biggest bets? What states are keeping Scott up at night? With voters in a sour economic mood, could Democrats put Republicans on defense in even more places? And what's the one thing this GOP Congress could do right now to brighten its party's chances?  

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Donald Trump’s second presidential term has produced conservative victories, but has also sparked a populist right that is pushing the Republican Party away from its Reagan foundations. Former Vice President Mike Pence sees the movement once again at "a time for choosing," and is working to push it back toward those foundational principles. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and Pence talk about the rise of the populist right, where it is veering off the conservative path, the role online influencers have on the debate, and why he felt compelled to write his new book, “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience.”

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The Democratic Party ducked an honest discussion about why it lost 2024 presidential election, releasing an incomplete autopsy of Joe Biden’s abandoned campaign, Kamala Harris’ struggles, and the party's disconnect with voters. What's next for the left? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and political scientist Ruy Teixeira look at what the DNC did (and didn’t) say, the reasons behind the dodge, the why the party's current messaging and candidates are unlikely to fix the longer-term problem.    

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Primary season has come for the 2026 midterm election, and with razor-thin margins in both chambers of Congress, so-called purple states have become crucial battlegrounds for control of the Senate. In North Carolina, Republican Michael Whatley has secured his party’s nomination and will face off against former Democratic governor Roy Cooper to replace the retiring Thom Tillis. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel breaks down the race with Whatley, including why Cooper’s record on crime is an issue, how tariffs are playing with voters, and why the whole race may come down to, “the economy, economy, economy.”

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