The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner has led to questions about how best to protect the president and other officials in a dangerous situation. What went right with the response to the shooting and what improvements can be made? On this episode of All Things, Fox News anchor and former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino talks to Kim Strassel about what she experienced during the George W. Bush administration. The two also discuss Dana's debut novel, "Purple State," a tale of Gen Z Democrats working on a presidential campaign in Wisconsin--and falling in love.  

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The U.S. blockade of Iran continues amid an uncertain round of peace negotiations, while Congress wrestles with the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown and the looming lapse of a key foreign surveillance tool. On this episode of All Things, Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Tom Cotton talks with Kim Strassel about the status of the blockade and the potential for regime collapse in Iran, why Democrats and Republicans are still far apart on funding DHS and ICE, and his efforts to get GOP members to agree to renew a central provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.  

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A wave of flat-tax reforms is sweeping ‘red’ states, while blue jurisdictions like New York and California drive away more residents by going on a taxing binge. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel talks with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist about the good news on taxes at both the state and federal level. They dive into new innovations in the state flat-tax movement in the states, efforts by conservative state legislatures to rein in their high-tax cities, the biggest benefits coming out of last year's federal tax reform, and Democrats' latest political efforts to sell their tax-hike ambitions.   

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Donald Trump is now declaring the conflict with Iran will end in a matter of weeks. But with troops moving to the region and the future of the Strait of Hormuz still uncertain, how close is the United States to an actual endgame? And what does a successful end look like? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about what the U.S. still needs to do to neutralize Iran's nuclear and missile programs, different approaches to dealing with the Strait, and the risks of allowing Iran's regime to "negotiate" for too long.

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There’s chaos at American airports thanks to a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but the Senate is finally getting serious about a deal. That might include Republicans finally tackling a new reconciliation bill. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel goes inside the negotiations with the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, Rep. Virginia Foxx. What's likely to be in a DHS bill, what might the GOP include in reconciliation, and what are the prospects for Donald Trump's expected $200 billion budget request for the Iran war?   

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The school-choice wave rolls on, with reformers winning big victories from Texas to Kentucky. Teachers’ unions are losing the political battle, but are still waging ugly, rearguard actions. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with American Federation for Children CEO Tommy Schultz about how Donald Trump’s new federal tax-credit scholarship program is putting Democratic governors in a bind, as well as how the fight is moving from statehouses to the courtrooms. Also, how Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s efforts to dismantle the federal Department of Education are playing into this fight. 

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For all of Donald Trump's headlines, the current Supreme Court is making an equally big mark on the nation. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with “Fox News Sunday” host and Fox chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream about the court's efforts to get the branches "back in their lanes" and the fight over its "emergency" docket, as well as Trump's efforts to force it to confront unsettled questions, the complex ideological makeup of the current justices, and the hot question of whether this president will get to fill another vacancy. Bream also shares with Kim the crisis moment that influenced her new book, “Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming.”

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U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders, while wiping out much of Iran's military capacity. But what remains to be done, and what does the region look like when strikes end? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with Foundation for Defense of Democracies Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer about the initial success of the strikes, Iran's self-defeating response, Israel's new effort to dismantle proxies, the challenges of regime change, and possible scenarios--both good and bad--for a “new Middle East.” 

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As America celebrates 250 years of political and economic freedom, the Securities and Exchange Commission is racing to make the U.S. the global leader in digital assets and cryptocurrencies. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins about his vision for modernizing U.S. capital markets and what it will take to "future-proof" American finance, as well as the agency's work on other longstanding SEC regulatory issues, such as disclosure rules. 

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Donald Trump has issued some 225 executive orders, many aimed at rolling back regulatory overreach. How does his approach in his second term compare to that of his first? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and Competitive Enterprise Institute President Kent Lassman look at the administration's overall strategy, as well as specifics, including EPA's move to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gases, the effort to end the war on household appliances, and antitrust policy. They also discuss the legacy of Elon Musk’s DOGE.

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