Paul Gigot speaks with legal scholar Ilya Shapiro about the Supreme Court's oral arguments Monday on racial preferences in college admissions. What did we learn about how the Justices are leaning, and what would a ban on preferences mean for schools and other institutions?

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With only eight days left before the 2022 November midterm elections, Kim Strassel speaks with Wall Street Journal Opinion columnist and political strategist Karl Rove about why Republicans seem to be surging in the closing days, the contests to pay attention to, and why the attack on Paul Pelosi should be condemned by both Republicans and Democrats.   

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After months of speculation and legal wrangling, Elon Musk closes the deal on Twitter and starts by firing its top executives. What does Musk mean when he says free speech should live on Twitter, and will Donald Trump fire up his old account? Plus, listeners ask why U.S. test scores are sliding and whether Republicans will continue supporting Ukraine if they win the midterm elections.

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The President hails Thursday's report that the economy grew 2.6% in the third quarter, but will it be enough to overcome inflation and falling real incomes? Plus, what can Republicans accomplish if they retake Congress with Biden still in the White House?

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When does early voting become too early? Nine million ballots for the 2022 election are already cast, sometimes before the candidates even had a chance to debate. In Pennsylvania, John Fetterman's health becomes a factor in his debate with Mehmet Oz. In Florida, Ron DeSantis is non-committal on finishing a four-year term. And in New York, Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul tangle over crime.

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After trying to frame the 2022 midterms around abortion, Democrats are trying to shift their focus to issues like crime and the economy. But aren't Democratic policies on those issues part of the reason voters are unhappy? Plus, Joe Biden's latest gaffe about student loan forgiveness once again puts the president's role in November elections in the spotlight. 

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The National Assessment of Educational Progress announced the sharpest decline in math and reading test scores ever for fourth- and eighth-grade students. Is this another sign of the damage done by lockdowns, and how will this grim news play in the midterm elections? Plus, the U.K. has its third prime minister this year, as Rishi Sunak takes over after Liz Truss and Boris Johnson. 

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Steve Bannon is sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Hours later, Donald Trump is sent his own subpoena by the Jan. 6 inquiry. What's the precedent here on executive privilege and the Fifth Amendment? Plus, listeners send in questions on inflation relief checks and student loan forgiveness.

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After only 44 days in office, Liz Truss resigned as U.K. Prime Minister amid panic in her ruling Conservative Party. But was it her proposed tax cuts that caused her downfall, or was she a scapegoat for previous policy failures? Plus, Joe Biden tries to keep gas prices down in an effort to boost Democratic election hopes. 

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Three weeks from the midterm elections, the GOP's prospects for taking the House and Senate seem to be rising. President Biden pledges that his first bill in 2023 will be to protect abortion access, but the issues that are top of mind for voters include inflation and crime. One example is the race for Governor in New York, where Lee Zeldin is closing fast on incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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