Trump Touts Potential Iran Nuclear Deal

Israel carries out simultaneous strikes in Tehran and Beirut as the US promises to hit Iran even harder. The US State Department is warning Americans to leave the Middle East immediately. Meanwhile, Iran continues to target US allies across the Gulf. CNN has reporters throughout ...  Show more

Our coverage of the war against Iran, which President Trump now says could last "four weeks," continues, starting with CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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

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

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