Crushed by the welfare-fraud scandal in Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz-- Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate --has ended his run for a third term and put his political career on pause. The Trump administration is meanwhile cracking down on Minnesota's fraud-riddled program. What does the scandal mean for the state, the federal antipoverty machinery, and upcoming midterm politics? On this episode All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who unpacks the state's specific welfare problems, ties in Joe Biden's failed border policy, and places bets on next year's Minnesota gubernatorial race. 

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All Things ends the year with a look back at some of Kim’s favorite guests, including Sen. John Kennedy, Dana Perino, Mike Pence and more!

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Congress is racing through its final week of the year, with the House planning votes on two major reforms: Providing alternatives to costly Obamacare and fixing the National Environmental Policy Act permitting process. On this episode of All Things with Kim Strassel, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise details his party’s plans for both, explaining the GOP's new drive for choice in the healthcare system, and the bipartisan effort to update a 55-year old permitting law that binds the U.S. in red tape while sending innovative projects to China and Brazil. 

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A federal judge dismissed the Trump Department of Justice lawsuits against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James on procedural grounds, but could they be revived? And how? Also, where do things stand on the broader lawfare battlefield? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with law professor Jonathan Turley about why the charges were dismissed against Comey and James, how the court system is handling the rush of political cases, and how Donald Trump is separately using the legal system to the executive branch’s benefit. 

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Congress claims keeping healthcare premiums down is a top priority, with Democrats going so far as to shut down the government over extending ObamaCare subsidies. But what exactly is driving prices higher, and how should Washington go about truly fixing it? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with healthcare policy expert Avik Roy about the "original sin" of American healthcare policy, the added mess that is the Affordable Care Act, and what Republicans can do to lower costs, increase innovation and competition, and improve care. 

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Now Congress has voted to require the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, what types of information are about to land, and what damage might that information cause? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel queries former federal prosecutor Jim Trusty about both the legal and political angles, including Donald Trump’s reversal on producing the files, the likelihood of a smoking gun, and the risk this precedent sets for victims and future prosecutions.

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Tucker Carlson's interview with white supremacist Nick Fuentes--and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Robert's initial defense of it--is highlighting a rift in the conservative movement. While the Heritage president has since walked back that support, the fight underscores fringe elements of today's New Right movement and risks to the coalition going forward. 

On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel looks to that future with Tim Chapman, president of conservative advocacy group Advancing American Freedom. The two discuss the recent rise of the New Right/National Conservative movement under Donald Trump, its abandonment of longstanding free-market principles, and some of its more toxic cultural elements. Why does Carlson's "grievance politics" appeal to younger conservatives? How do JD Vance and other prominent New Righters navigate this political landscape? And what does the wider conservative coalition look like post-Trump? 

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What will New York City's election of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani mean for the future of the Democratic Party? Why is New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli so outperforming his Virginia counterpart, Winsome Earle-Sears? And how much will Tuesday's elections really matter to next year's midterms and Donald Trump's governance? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with National Review senior writer and commentator Noah Rothman about the big races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. 

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The shutdown pain for federal workers and programs like Obamacare is all the news, but the 50 states are also starting to feel the crunch. How and when did the states become so dependent on Washington, D.C. dollars and what's that doing to the national debt? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with Senior Executive Vice President at the State Policy Network Tony Woodlief about how states have “perfected the art” of getting federal money, which now had grown into “an addiction” that is leading to more costs and worse policy. The pair also discuss the first steps toward weaning states off that money. 

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The government shutdown has been going on for more than three weeks, and neither side is budging. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel talks to House Speaker Mike Johnson about the closure calculations of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, why he hasn't yet sworn in Arizona's Adelita Grijalva, and the likelihood that the shutdown could soon grow painful for far more Americans--as more flights are delayed, troops miss paychecks, and the feds run out of money for programs like the Women's, Infants and Children supplement. Johnson also talks through the reform demands House Republicans might have in any future negotiations over Obamacare subsidies. 

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