Haley Byrd, congressional reporter at The Weekly Standard, and Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor-in-Chief at Reason Magazine, discuss the 2nd government shutdown of 2018. The government closed for just over five hours before the House passed a two-year spending bill that was later signed by the president.
Both reporters dig into the details of the budget deal that will add hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit. They also note the contradiction of Republicans voting to increase spending since the GOP is historically fiscally conservative.
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are heading into their big meeting at a country estate in California on Wednesday hoping to stabilize U.S.-China relations after a period of tumult.
Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity.
Nikki Haley's campaign is investing heavily in Iowa and New Hampshire as the presidential hopeful will be appearing in $10 million worth of TV, radio, and digital ads starting in December.
Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, testified Monday in the trial of the man accused of breaking into his home and attacking him in October last year.
