The Looming Government Shutdown

Another attempt on President Trump’s life at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has exposed a chilling new reality: the "ordinariness" of political radicalization in America today. Ben Domenech dives into the manifesto of Cole Allen, whose rhetoric mirrors mainstream resistan ...  Show more

Will the Iran negotiations succeed, or is America heading toward a deeper conflict? Ben Domenech breaks down the JD Vance mission to Islamabad and why Hollywood has lost its soul with guest Andrew Klavan. In this episode, Ben dives into the shifting political allegiances surround ...  Show more

16 days into the government shutdown, services are unavailable and federal workers are facing instability. Both sides have dug in, with Democrats and Republicans pointing fingers at each other. WSJ’s Siobhan Hughes explains what it would take to end the shutdown. Ryan Knutson hos ...  Show more

Government funding lapsed early Wednesday morning after the White House and lawmakers failed to reach a spending deal, triggering a shutdown that is expected to halt some federal services and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furlough.​​ WSJ’s Natalie Andrews takes ...  Show more

Which Democratic party will show up to the midterms in 2026? The one that slayed on Election Day or the one that caved during the shutdown? ... Some air traffic controllers got scolded by the president, and they're still not getting paid ... How Trump’s 50-year mortgage idea coul ...  Show more

The White House warns federal workers that layoffs are imminent if the government shutdown continues. The impasse also has Wall Street and the Fed flying blind. Could they make costly choices in the absence of crucial data? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c ...  Show more