‘It Takes Money to Kill Bad Guys’

Iran retaliates for Israel's attack on its natural gas facility by targeting the gas and oil of its Middle East neighbors ... New claims from a former Trump spy boss prompt more questions about who had the president's ear in the lead up to the war ... Stunning testimony from the ...  Show more

A top US spy appointed by President Trump resigns, claiming "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation" and asserting that Israel misled the president. His defiant exit further divides MAGA. Does the split now run deeper and closer to the president? Learn more about your ad cho ...  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