The Name of the Game is Intimidation

Political fault lines are emerging as Republicans raise alarms about immigration tactics in Minnesota. Gregg Bovino, the architect behind the Minneapolis enforcement, is out. What does this mean for a city grieving the killing of two people? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi ...  Show more

For the second time this month, a federal agent has shot a US citizen to death in Minneapolis. Once again, the Trump Administration accused that citizen of being a domestic terrorist. But video evidence in the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti appears to contradict that narrativ ...  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