Rob Eno from Conservative Review and Jarad Geldner from Hill and Knowlton discuss the government shutdown - the first in the U.S. since 2013. Democrats and Republicans are struggling to agree on a spending bill and a fix for immigration.
We discuss President Trump's tweet over the weekend encouraging Republicans to change Senate procedure and take the "nuclear option." This is also a history-making shutdown, as it's the first one where all three branches of government are controlled by the same party.
Former President Donald Trump denounced the civil fraud case over his business practices as a politically motivated “scam” as he arrived defiantly for a trial in the lawsuit, which could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.
McCarthy passed a temporary spending bill with Democratic support, enraging Gaetz and other far-right members whose demands for spending cuts were a nonstarter with the Senate and President Joe Biden.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Dianne Feinstein’s seat became open. The long-serving Democratic senator died Thursday after a series of illnesses.
