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.
A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
