Government Shutdown Enters Day Five

<p>Taking stock of the state of Trump’s GOP after a bruising week for the President; the importance of being an active participant in a democracy</p> <p><p>To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.</p></p><br/> <p>Host ... Show More

<p>Why it’s important not to cast this era of Donald Trump in terms governed by normal politics; explaining the very serious situation unfolding in Nigeria; Rep. Eugene Vindman discusses the importance of a call Trump had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman in 2019 which h ... Show More

<p>All the signs from the week which show how President Trump’s grip on the GOP is loosening; what it means that Trump’s 28-point plan for the Ukraine War heavily favors Russia; the rising fear caused by Trump’s escalating ICE tactics, and the ways in which members of the clergy ... Show More

<p>A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s efforts to get rid of roughly 4,000 federal workers during the shutdown on Wednesday. And yet while courts try to stop the Trump administration from axing government workers, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are going ... Show More

The Trump administration’s financial regulator is preparing to change five decades of corporate reporting practice, and the US government is once again on the brink of a shutdown. Plus, Denmark is closing its airspace to drones after a series of incursions, and drive-throughs are ... 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

Congress is back from recess, with only a few weeks to avert a government shutdown. Lawmakers are split over budget priorities, including Medicaid and military spending. Kansas Republican Senator Roger Marshall joins the Rundown to discuss the budget battle, the President's crime ... 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

<p>A government shutdown appears inevitable after Democratic leaders and President Trump fail to reach a deal to extend soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy discuss what Democrats will need to do to win this shutdown fight and then check in on the ... Show More

While the government shutdown continues, Congress remains at a standstill on whether it can reopen the government anytime soon. Meanwhile, both Democrats and Republicans are fighting over who is to blame for the shutdown. Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of t ... 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

The federal government shutdown is in its seventh day, with negotiations on Capitol Hill over reopening the government at a stalemate. We discuss how the shutdown is affecting federal workers and the services they keep running, as well as warnings by the White House that they wil ... Show More