The Hugh Hewitt Show

H1: 02/06/26: John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matthew Continetti

Feb 6, 2026

Hugh discusses the news of the week with John Ellis, founder, Substack.News-Items.com, Eli Lake, columnist, “The Free Press,” contributing editor, “Commentary,” host, “Breaking History” podcast, and Matthew Continetti, columnist, “The Wall Street Journal,” Director of Domestic Policy Studies, Neal Chair, American Enterprise Institute.

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H3: 02/05/26: President Trump Clips, Phil Balboni, Fmr. Sen. Jim Talent

Feb 5, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran and the drug cartels’ stranglehold on Mexico, and talks with Phil Balboni, CEO and Editorial Director, GlobalPost.com, and former Missouri Senator Jim Talent, senior fellow, Reagan Institute Center for Peace Through Strength.

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H2: 02/05/26: Sarah Bedford, President Trump Clips, Jonathan Williams, Josh Kraushaar

Feb 5, 2026

Hugh discusses the DHS funding bill, the SAVE Act, and Iran and talks with Sarah Bedford, Investigations Editor, Washington Examiner, Jonathan Williams, ALEC President & Chief Economist, and Josh Kraushaar, Editor in chief, “Jewish Insider,” political analyst, FOX News Radio.

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H1: 02/05/26: Amb. Michael Oren, Noah Rothman, Eliana Johnson

Feb 5, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran with Dr. Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., President of the Israel Advocacy Group, Noah Rothman, Senior Writer, National Review, and Eliana Johnson, Editor-in-chief at Washington Free Beacon.

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H3: 02/04/26: Amb. Robert O’Brien, Brit Hume (cont.)

Feb 4, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran and talks with former National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien, co-founder and chairman of American Global Strategies, and Brit Hume,chief political analyst at FOX News Channel.

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H2: 02/04/26: John Podhoretz, Gov. Greg Gianforte, Brit Hume (cont.), Salena Zito

Feb 4, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran and talks with John Podhoretz, editor of “Commentary” and columnist for “The New York Post,” Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Brit Hume,chief political analyst at FOX News Channel, and Salena Zito, nationally syndicated columnist, author, “Butler.”

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H1: 02/04/26: Leader John Thune, Mary Katharine Ham, Brit Hume, Michele Tafoya

Feb 4, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran and talks with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Mary Katharine Ham, co-host, Getting Hammered & Normally podcasts, Brit Hume,chief political analyst at FOX News Channel, and Michele Tafoya, retired sports broadcaster for ABC, NBC, CBS, and ESPN, Senatorial candidate in Minnesota.

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H3: 02/03/26: Sen. John Cornyn (replay), President Trump Clips, James Lileks

Feb 3, 2026

Hugh discusses the bill passed by the House to end the partial government shutdown and Iran, and talks with Texas Senator John Cornyn, Senate Judiciary Committee, up for reelection in 2026, and James Lileks, former “Minnesota Star Tribune” columnist, JamesLileks.Substack.com.

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H2: 02/03/26: Callers

Feb 3, 2026

Hugh discusses immigration reform and Iran, and talks with callers.

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H1: 02/03/26: Sen. John Cornyn, John Ashbrook, David Drucker

Feb 3, 2026

Hugh discusses the bill passed by the House to end the partial government shutdown and Iran, and talks with Texas Senator John Cornyn, Senate Judiciary Committee, up for reelection in 2026, John Ashbrook, co-host, “Ruthless Podcast,” and David Drucker, Senior Writer, “The Dispatch,” contributing columnist, Bloomberg Opinion.

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H3: 02/02/26: Michael Whatley, President Trump Clips, Haviv Rettig Gur

Feb 2, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran and the partial government shutdown, and talks with Michael Whatley, former RNC Chairman, Senatorial candidate in North Carolina, and Haviv Rettig Gur, Middle East analyst, “The Free Press,” senior analyst, “The Times of Israel,” host, “Ask Haviv Anything” podcast.

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H2: 02/02/26: Bethany Mandel, President Trump Clips, Sen. Tom Cotton, Vic Matus

Feb 2, 2026

Hugh discusses Iran and the partial government shutdown, and talks with Bethany Mandel, TheMomWars.Substack.com, co-author of “Stolen Youth,” Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, Intelligence Committee Chair, and Vic Matus, Arts & Culture Editor, The Free Beacon, co-host, Getting Hammered podcast.

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H1: 02/06/26: John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matthew Continetti

H3: 02/05/26: President Trump Clips, Phil Balboni, Fmr. Sen. Jim Talent

H2: 02/05/26: Sarah Bedford, President Trump Clips, Jonathan Williams, Josh Kraushaar

H1: 02/05/26: Amb. Michael Oren, Noah Rothman, Eliana Johnson

H3: 02/04/26: Amb. Robert O’Brien, Brit Hume (cont.)

H2: 02/04/26: John Podhoretz, Gov. Greg Gianforte, Brit Hume (cont.), Salena Zito

H1: 02/04/26: Leader John Thune, Mary Katharine Ham, Brit Hume, Michele Tafoya

H3: 02/03/26: Sen. John Cornyn (replay), President Trump Clips, James Lileks

H2: 02/03/26: Callers

H1: 02/03/26: Sen. John Cornyn, John Ashbrook, David Drucker

H3: 02/02/26: Michael Whatley, President Trump Clips, Haviv Rettig Gur

H2: 02/02/26: Bethany Mandel, President Trump Clips, Sen. Tom Cotton, Vic Matus

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