Federalist Radio Hour

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeremy Tedesco joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how banks have targeted Christians and conservatives with debanking, how groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center have tied their political agenda to many of America's largest banks, and the new "smoking gun" report that...

On this edition of Hayden's History Hour , Federalist Staff Editor Hayden Daniel and Federalist Elections Correspondent Brianna Lyman discuss modern narratives about the purpose of the Civil War, the motives of the Union and Confederate soldiers, and whether the wa can be reduced to a battle between good and evil.  The FDRLST Media Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners...

Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they analyze Shane Gillis' Saturday Night Live monologue, discuss the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. home, and debate the ins and outs of the Texas Senate race -- including James Talarico's recent absence from the campaign trail. David and Mollie also share their culture picks for t...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Ammon Blair — a former U.S. Border Patrol agent, U.S. Army veteran, and senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Secure & Sovereign Nation Initiative — joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to examine the birth tourism loopholes defining the American citizenship debate and explain how selling babies to foreign...

Join Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann for a special audio series that investigates the dramatically increasing strategic use of government to sideline elections in achieving a political outcome. From Arctic Frost to the political prosecution of Donald Trump and his supporters, these instances of lawfare reflect a constitutional crisis that must be addressed in order to save our Republic. I...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Americans for Prosperity Managing Director Kent Strang joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the wave of socialism playing a large role in the 2026 midterms, how it has gotten a dangerous foothold in American politics, and the battle it creates over the foundational freedoms of Western Civilization. They also discuss...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss their thoughts on the death penalty in light of the botched execution of Christa Pike, analyze the moral and ethical pitfalls posed by the "Cornell 7" controversy, and preview the closest races defining the 2026 midterms. Mollie and David also share their TV, book, and record picks...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Kansas State Rep. Pat Proctor joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss his exposé of the League of Women Voters' alleged plot to buy high school voter registrations. Proctor, the Republican candidate for Kansas secretary of state, also explains why addressing the "rank partisanship" of ballot harvesting groups is essenti...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , National Civil Liberties Alliance Senior Litigation Counsel Margaret Harker joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the NCLA's lawsuit against former "special counsel" Jack Smith for unlawfully seizing Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s phone records and explain why it is unconstitutional. Federalist Co-Founder and CEO Sean Davis...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss revelations that special prosecutor Jack Smith obtained Hemingway's communications and explain why that's problematic. Mollie and David also analyze The New York Times' "100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century" list, discuss their latest reads, and lament The Great British Bake Off '...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Co-Founder of Advocates Protecting Children Maria Keffler joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the cult of transgenderism, the flawed science used to push the ideology, and how children become susceptible to its message. You can find Keffler's book Desist, Detrans & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cul...

Join Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann for a special audio series that investigates the dramatically increasing strategic use of government to sideline elections in achieving a political outcome. From Arctic Frost to the political prosecution of Donald Trump and his supporters, these instances of lawfare reflect a constitutional crisis that must be addressed in order to save our Republic. I...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , EdChoice CEO and President Robert Enlow joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to dissect Nikole Hannah-Jones' harrowing confession that she compromised her child's educational future by sending her to a failing school. Enlow and Kittle also discuss the damage race-obsessed ideologues like Hannah-Jones have done to the school cho...

On this edition of Hayden's History Hour , Federalist Staff Editor Hayden Daniel tells the overlooked story of the Battle of Chickamauga, one of the deadliest battles in the Civil War and one of the biggest defeats for the Union Army.  The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, ple...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they analyze 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones' confession that she sacrificed her child to a failing public school and explain what Jones' twisted perspective means for the national education debate. Mollie and David also share their latest reads and podcast listens and ponder what it m...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , President of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) Justin Riemer joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss his congressional testimony about the recent election fraud scandal in New Jersey, analyze the problems of noncitizen voting, and explain why fraud is a major factor in determining election outcomes. Reim...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Convention of States Co-Founder and President Mark Meckler joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to explain the broken federal spending process, the consolidation of power in the executive branch of government, and how the people can stop the out-of-control cycle that is plunging the nation into debt. They also discuss the one y...

In this Federalist Radio Hou r soundbite, Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle and House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil dive into the latest scandal plaguing Democrat fundraising giant ActBlue.  The FDRLST Media Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss the left's latest meltdown over the Kennedy Center, jump back into the American citizenship and immigration debate in light of Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate Bo French's viral post about demographic changes in his state, and dissect the Trump administration's federal childca...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Joe Abraham, an angel parent and the executive director of ICE's Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the death of Abraham's daughter at the hands of an illegal alien, the policy decisions that allow illegal alien crime to happen, and how the left neglects victims...

Join Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann for a special audio series that investigates the dramatically increasing strategic use of government to sideline elections in achieving a political outcome. From Arctic Frost to the political prosecution of Donald Trump and his supporters, these instances of lawfare reflect a constitutional crisis that must be addressed in order to save our Republic. I...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , former national security attorney and war crimes prosecutor Michael Lebowitz joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss their recollections of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the war that followed, how Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have regrouped over the last 25 years, and what America needs to do to fix its vulnerab...

On this special edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood breaks down the biggest court challenges defining American politics, including one time-sensitive fight over President Donald Trump's mail-in ballot executive order. Fleetwood also gives a critical update on Missouri's new election map controversy and explains the ins and outs of the Supreme Court's eme...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Drew Thomas Allen, CEO of Bando PR and the host of  The Drew Allen Show , joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on one year since the assassination of Charlie Kirk and discuss how Kirk's absence has affected the future of the America First movement. Allen also shares how the Turning Point USA founder's big-picture str...

On this edition of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the political gap between American workers and the radical leaders of the worker's unions, the traps used by unions to force membership and payment, and how states that have embraced worker freedom have se...