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A menacing winter storm threatens much of the country, bringing destructive ice and heavy snow and spurring concerns over the power grid in the South. Meanwhile, a five-year-old boy is taken into custody by ICE agents. They say they had no choice, but witnesses say that's not tru ...  Show more

Today's show begins just after President Trump wraps up the first meeting of what he's calling the "board of peace," which will reportedly oversee the deal to rebuild Gaza. Fewer than 20 nations were at the signing ceremony, and it included very few European allies. Learn more ab ...  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