Retribution Investigation

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert engages in a very public fight with his soon-to-be ex-employer CBS over an interview with a Democratic candidate ... President Trump weighs his options on Iran, saying "all" are on the table ... A new clue emerges 18 days into the desperate search ...  Show more

Civil rights icon, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, whose towering presence and vision reshaped the Democratic party and the country, has died at the age of 84. We begin today's show by taking a look at Jackson's life and legacy. Also: Actor Robert Duvall dead at 95. Learn more about ...  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

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