Advisory Opinions

Receipts on the Senate Filibuster | Interview: Mike “Frags” Fragoso

July 30, 2026·1h 8m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Trump administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court about its mail-in voting executive order. Then the two talk with ⁠Mike Fragoso⁠, former chief counsel to then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and partner at Torridon Law, to discuss the food truck nature of Senate judicial nomination.  The Agenda: –⁠Additional restrictions on mail-in voting⁠ – ⁠The headline-to-effects ratio is out of control⁠ – Judicial nominees and the filibuster – All about the Congressional Review Act –⁠Mutual combat at the gas station ⁠ ⁠The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview.⁠ Order Sarah’s book⁠ here.⁠ Advisory Opinions is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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