The Byron York Show

You knew something was up when the leaks about the House Democrats' Jan. 6 committee began to change. A month ago, committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin said the committee's hearings would "blow the roof off the House." The weeks that followed were filled with hype about the first hearing, which would be held in prime time for maximum television exposure and would be produced with showbiz expertise b...

Much of Washington has been fixated on the coming hearing of House Democrats' Jan. 6 committee. That could turn out to be a lucky thing for President Joe Biden if it distracts the public's attention from an embarrassment he, not to mention the United States of America, is experiencing on the West Coast.

The premiere of the House Democrat's big Jan. 6 show is just days away. But now some Democrats appear to be concerned about publicly discussing the show's frankly political nature.

Just a few days ago, we were told that June would be Economy Month, when the Biden White House wanted to "pivot" from whatever it has been doing to spend June communicating its "accomplishments on the economy." But now, on June 6, less than a full week into Economy Month, we find out that this is Jan. 6 Week. The House Democrats' committee to investigate the Capitol riot will have a prime-time hea...

There's something remarkable about the gun debate that has arisen in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Compared to years past, the argument on Capitol Hill is somewhat muted.

What does the acquittal of Democratic lawyer Michael Sussmann say about the state of politically charged investigations in Washington? It says juries matter — whether a case goes to trial or not.

On Oct. 8, 1974, amid a dramatically worsening economy marked by skyrocketing inflation, President Gerald Ford unveiled a plan he called "Whip Inflation Now." To fight inflation, the government made millions of WIN buttons and encouraged people to carpool to conserve gas — this was after the Arab oil embargo — and to grow their own food. The campaign was a disaster, alternately ridiculed and hated...

The trial of Michael Sussmann is before a jury in Washington, D.C. Sussmann is the Democratic lawyer who, according to special counsel John Durham, lied to the FBI in 2016 when, working on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign, he tried to plant a derogatory story about Donald Trump. The hope was that the FBI would start an investigation and then the campaign conversation would be: TRUMP IS UNDER...

For all the speculation that goes on around former President Donald Trump and the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, it's possible, even likely, that the more intense battle will be among Democrats. A new poll from Mark Penn, the former Clinton strategist who runs the Harvard-Harris poll, suggests President Joe Biden's support among Democrats is significantly weaker than Trump's support...

The political argument over gun control has erupted again after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. It's the same argument that erupts after every mass shooting. But this time, on Capitol Hill at least, it seems more muted, and the measures under consideration are more limited than in the past.

Former President George W. Bush has been known for making mistakes while giving speeches and he has always taken criticism lightly. But after a recent speech at the George W. Bush Institue where he said Iraq in place of Ukraine, his words are under far more scrutiny.

In the days after Russia attacked Ukraine, there was a lot of talk among Republicans that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded had Donald Trump still been president. Trump was so difficult to predict, so impulsive, so impetuous, the thinking went, that Putin would not have risked a massive U.S. response under Trump.

With midterm elections about 6 months away, things are not looking good for President Joe Biden and the Democratic party. Numerous polls gauging American's feelings on the direction of the country show that things will likely not go well for the Democrats come midterm elections.

Late Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden tweeted his frustration over the Senate's failure to pass a Democratic bill, the "Women's Health Protection Act," which would codify Roe v. Wade and forbid states from passing future laws limiting abortion. Here is the president's tweet: "As fundamental rights are at risk at the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans have blocked passage of the Women's Heal...

The reason President Joe Biden delivered a speech on inflation on Tuesday was that he knew the government would release the latest statistics on inflation Wednesday morning and he knew the news would be bad. Might as well try to get ahead of things. And now that the numbers are out, the news is indeed bad.

One of the mysteries of the Hunter Biden matter is how the president's son, with no obvious sources of income, manages to maintain a grand lifestyle. For the last year or so, he has been living in a $20,000 a month rental house in Malibu, California. (The taxpayers are footing the bill for the Secret Service to pay even more, $30,000 a month, to rent the house next door while protecting him).

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, angry and seeking political advantage after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, is vowing to hold a vote Wednesday on a bill to legalize abortion nationwide. "Every American is going to see which side every senator stands," Schumer said last week. "A vote on this legislation is not an abstract exercise. This is as urgent...

Some Republicans want a special counsel appointed to investigate presidential son Hunter Biden's shady business dealings in Ukraine, China, and elsewhere. The calls started in the last months of the Trump administration, when revelations about his activities, and suspicion that his father, President Joe Biden, might have been involved, began to emerge.

There's a lot of speculation that a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, if that indeed happens, would be a boost for Democrats in this November's midterm elections. There seems no doubt the decision will motivate some part of the Democratic base. But the question is: Who? How many? And how important would they be to the election results?

It was recently leaked to Politico that the Supreme Court had drafted a decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. Aside from the leak itself shocking the nation, people are eagerly waiting to see what the actual decision will be and the long-term political effect it will have on the courts. In today's episode, Byron discusses the issue and the anger it has caused for both political parties.

One way to shut down debate on a contentious subject is to declare that there is no debate on the subject. Everyone, absolutely everyone, agrees with one side, so why are you even trying to argue? It's settled.

The specter of recession and war settled over Washington on Thursday, on top of inflation that has already cut into the public's standard of living and increased its worries about the future. It was, in short, a very bad day — one of the most concerning so far in the presidency of Joe Biden.

In today's podcast, Byron is joined by the CEO of The Babylon Bee, Seth Dillon. They discuss everything from how The Bee had a small part in Elon Musk's Twitter takeover to what viewpoint discrimination actually is. Dillon also gives us insight into why his company decided to take a stand against censorship. And he reminds us that when you have to justify a joke, the joke is dead.

New Twitter owner Elon Musk is vowing to reform the social media platform. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said in a statement after his $44 billion bid to buy the company was accepted.

You may have noticed that Democrats on Capitol Hill are trying their best to keep the Jan. 6 investigation in the news. Making the spring and then the summer and then the fall about former President Donald Trump would be a huge win for them, given the calamitous state of Democratic midterm election prospects these days. But even though the Jan. 6 committee will get a lot of coverage when it finall...