House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joined Hugh to expand on the details of the negotiation that led to the debt limit deal – and to warn FBI Director Wray to comply with the subpoena or get hit with a contempt charge. Also, David Von Drehle on his surprise best-seller "The Book of Charlie" plus Mollie Hemingway, Byron York, David Drucker, and Bethany Mandel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

The Senate Republican Caucus needs to see a GOP Nominee in Ohio against incumbent Sherrod Brown who can win along the northern border as well as in Cinncy. State Senator Matt Dolan joined Hugh today to make his case after Bernie Moreno made his earlier in the week and on an earlier pod. Plus, Morgan Ortagus and Sarah Bedford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

It takes a lot to join Hugh's list of must-read thriller authors alongside Daniel Silva, C.J. Box and Brad Thor, and M.P. Woodward has crossed that bar and joined Hugh today, along with Senator J.D. Vance and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Hugh covers the debt ceiling news and a story from the Telegraph about what killer whales have recently learned to do. Peter Baker, Chairman Mike Gallagher, Olivia Beavers, and Jim Geraghty join Hugh to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Hugh covers the busy weekend in presidential politics plus the debt limit negotiations and dire economic forecasts mount. Plus David Drucker, Byron York, Mollie Hemingway, Bethany Mandel, Senator Tom Cotton, Congressman Juan Ciscomani, and Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Duane Patterson, producer of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" and TownHall.com VIP columnist, fills in for Hugh today. Duane covers the news of the morning with audio clips and talks with Salena Zito and Josh Kraushaar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Sometimes the Beltway lingo collapses under the weight of its own idiocy. Yesterday was such a day when Congressman Michael Waltz asked USAID Director Samantha Powers if U.S. money was going to terrorists in Afghanistan. The Director reframed his "yes or no" question into "Congressman, I think you are asking for more visibility into the granularity' of U.N. controls on American aid dollars." He wasn't, and he said so, but wow, what a phrase. Plus Senator Josh Hawley talks about his new book "Manhood." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Senators Graham and Rubio joined Hugh to talk national security, Ukraine, and the origins of the COVID virus, but both conversations began with 2024 questions. Also on today's pod, Mary Katharine Ham, Jim Geraghty, and Olivia Beavers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Hugh covers the news of the morning with audio clips and talks with David Drucker, Chairman Mike Gallagher, Adm. James Stavridis (USN, Ret.), Bethany Mandel, Mollie Hemingway, and Senators Tom Cotton and John Cornyn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Hugh covers the news of the morning with news clips and talks with Salena Zito, Jake Sherman, Josh Kraushaar, and Robert C. O'Brien. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more