It's day two of the government shutdown and there's no sign of a deal between Republicans and Democrats. The way out of this is for Republicans to finally roll up their sleeves and get to work. Lawmakers aren't expected to do any votes on Thursday because the Jewish holiday, but they're both also pretty dug in on where they stand.Donald Trump and Republicans shut the federal government down because they don't want to provide health care to workingass Americans. Republicans see this as uh you need to open th ...

Welcome to the shutdown of 2025. The last thing we want to do is shut it down, but uh a lot of good can come down from shutdowns. They don't give a damn about the harm they will cause with their shutdown.In the past few days, the White House and Democrats made no real effort to reach a compromise. We are in this fight until we win this fight. So, here we are.Funding has lapsed. Many government programs are going to cease. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will likely be put on furlow.and an uncertain ...

After calling hundreds of top US military leaders to Quantico, Pete Hugsath, who has rebranded himself as the Secretary of War, told them, >> "Welcome to the War Department. " >> The gathering was highly unusual, and admirals and generals from all over the world were asked to fly in for it. Instead of talking about policy or planning, Hegsath used his time to talk about military standards, including fitness tests and appearance requirements. Simply put, if you do not meet the male level physical standards f ...

As things stand right now, the ball is completely in Hamas's court. Today is a historic day for peace. President Trump on Monday proposed a 20point plan to end the war in Gaza.This is largely what Netanyahu wanted, which was Hamas to have no role in the future governance of Gaza and for them to essentially demilitarize and surrender. The other requirement in the plan is that Hamas give up all 48 hostages, about 20 living, within 72 hours of when the deal is agreed to. That means that Hamas has to give up al ...

- [Narrator] This is said to be a launch of an FP-5 cruise missile nicknamed Flamingo. Recently unveiled by Ukraine, the jet-powered weapon is believed to be capable of carrying a one-ton warhead. It can reportedly hit targets beyond the reach of Ukraine's existing arsenal.- If it's as long range as some of the trade press say it is, then that would be very useful for Ukraine 'cause it would give them a more precise, speedy way to target all the assets that we target them. - [Narrator] Unlike most modern, W ...

President Trump pursued this indictment against Comey because he has he's long had Comey in his in his crosshairs. He believes that James Comey broke the law when Comey was investigating Trump for alleged ties between Trump's first campaign and the Russian government. >> Comey is a bad person. He's a sick person. I think he's a sick guy, actually.He did terrible things at the FBI. and uh but I I don't know I have no idea what's going to happen. >> The Department of Justice has always tried to at least appea ...

- God is angry with us. And that's my short form definition of Christian nationalism. America should stop making God angry.- [Reporter] For Pastor Doug Wilson, that means merging church and state, something he's preached for decades. To many, he's- - The person most closely identified with that phrase, Christian nationalism. - It's a term I accept and embrace.It wasn't a term I came up with, but I prefer it to the names I usually get called. - Which are. - White supremacist, theofascist, Christofascist, all ...

- [Narrator] This is a synthetic diamond. It doesn't look anything like jewelry because that's not what it's for. We went inside one of the world's most innovative and closed off labs to see how it makes synthetic diamonds that are used to build everything from drills, to speakers, to lasers.It requires extreme conditions, like plasma heated to more than 3,600 degrees or pressures of 800,000 pounds per square inch. - Be effectively taking a Coke can and putting the Eiffel Tower on top of it. - [Narrator] Bu ...

- 31 points. That's the difference between the share of women who say the economy is in bad shape and the share who say that the economy is doing well. I'm a reporter here at The Journal, you're my supervisor.Why do we see this pervasive pessimism among women about the economy. - Women see the economy differently because they experience it differently. They've made gains in the economy, but they have different challenges, and I think they also take on different responsibilities in their household.I think in ...

Bram was the largest US base in Afghanistan during the 20-year war on terror, and President Trump helped lay the groundwork for a withdrawal during his first term. The Taliban wants to make a deal. We'll see if they want to make a deal. It's got to be a real deal.A deal was made and the US had a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Biden administration in 2021. Today, the Taliban controls the base, but in a surprise twist, President Trump said this. We're trying to get it back because they need th ...