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Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll
The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday.
3 months ago
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
In a court filing, the budget office said well over 4,000 employees would be fired, though it noted that the funding situation was “fluid and rapidly evolving.”
3 months ago
What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the U.S. government shutdown
The situation may well get worse if the shutdown continues and employees start to miss paychecks.
3 months ago
Has the US military lost its warrior ethos?
Sec. Pete Hegseth told the military's top brass that the armed forces have become too woke, too fat and lost their warrior culture. Three veterans weigh in on his reforms.
Air Date: October 7, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Shutdown stalemate, ICE protests, Gaza talks, regional budget battles
In today’s politics roundtable, we break down the week’s biggest stories with two columnists from opposite sides of the aisle. We touch on topics near and far.
Air Date: October 6, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown
Democrats have demanded that the subsidies, first put in place in 2021 and extended a year later, be extended again.
3 months ago
A prolonged U.S. government shutdown could impact your travel plans
Geoff Freeman from the U.S. Travel Association warns of longer TSA lines and flight issues if the shutdown continues.
3 months ago
Vote to end government shutdown fails in Senate as Democrats hold firm on health care demands
Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.
3 months ago
U.S. government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
The failure of Congress to keep the government open means that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed or laid off.
3 months ago
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba
The Cuban government said Friday that Shakur died Thursday in Havana due to “health conditions and advanced age.”
4 months ago
What to know after Trump classifies decentralized antifa movement as a domestic terror organization
Antifa, short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity.
4 months ago
An immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil deported. What happens now?
The Palestinian activist remains protected from detention or deportation under a separate judicial order in his civil rights case in New Jersey, which remains ongoing.
4 months ago
Right-wing cancel culture and free speech
Demands to fire people for their opinion have ramped up after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who talked a lot about the importance of open debate.
Air Date: September 17, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Why prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with terrorism and a judge said no
A judge shut down an attempt to use a 9/11-era New York terrorism law in the case against Mangione. If that sounds like an unusual use of a terrorism law, it wasn’t a first.
4 months ago
A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspect
Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.
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