Remaking DC in His Image

A government shutdown is looking more and more likely as more Americans are in favor of abolishing ICE. According to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, "Until ICE is properly reined in and overhauled, the DHS funding bill doesn't have the votes to pass. Learn more about your a ...  Show more

A new video shows Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents over the weekend, in another encounter with ICE more than a week before he was gunned down. It appears to show Pretti kicking out the tail light of an SUV. Agents then get out of their car and tackle him to ...  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