Funding Battles and a Bipartisan Solution

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Greg Skordas  Utah is the 30th most populated state in the country. We're not the biggest, but our impact is pretty dang large. It's an exciting thing whenever our leaders take on larger roles in national politics, representing Utah to the rest of the cou ...  Show more

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Greg Skordas  Former Congresswoman Mia Love's battle with brain cancer is coming to an end; she's stopped responding to treatment. Now, she's writing her "living wish" -- what she hopes the country will do in the future. Yesterday, she penned an opinion p ...  Show more

The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond September 30. Although Republicans control Capitol Hill and the White House, they need at least seven Democrats in the Senate to join them to pass a spending package ...  Show more

As Republicans struggle to find a Speaker of the House, bipartisan budget conversations have paused. With another government funding deadline fast approaching, the crazy thing is if there's a shutdown, congressional officeholders, not military members, continue to receive their p ...  Show more

Ben argues why Congress' worst decisions are made when they're on tight deadlines to keep the government funded. With multiple Republican members of Congress leaving to serve in the Trump administration, Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to manage an even narrower majority. In t ...  Show more

Congress left town without reaching a deal to avoid a shutdown after the Senate blocked competing Republican and Democratic proposals to keep the federal government funded until November 21st. The failure to reach a compromise before the weekend increases the likelihood of a shut ...  Show more