Earlier in his career, Sam Feist ran a news program called "Crossfire" that tried to capture viewership by having liberals and conservatives bicker with one another. Now he hopes to achieve similar results with a similar program that drops the arguments and squabbles.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led his fellow Democratic senators on Wednesday in voting against a stopgap funding bill that would have reopened the U.S. government

Tennessee Republican Chuck Fleischmann discusses the government shutdown, American Enterprise Institute's Yuval Levin discusses civility in politics and Partnership for Public Service's Max Stier discusses the shutdown's impact on federal workers. Viewer calls. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), a member of the Appropriations Committee, discussed day three of the government shutdown and negotiations to resolve the impasse. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) hold a news conference on the third day of a federal government shutdown. American Enterprise Institute's Yuval Levin discussed the latest on the government shutdown and other news of the day. Foreign Policy hosted a virtual discussion with author and historian Jill Lepore exploring whether the U.S. is currently in a constitutional crisis. Lepore provided insight on the governmental processes that would need to fail in order for the situation to qualify as a constitutional crisis, such as the Supreme Court ruling against President Trump in his effort to end birthright citizenship - protected by the 14th Amendment - and the administration proceeding anyways. Viewer calls. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs the press amid the third day of a government shutdown. Max Stier from the Partnership for Public Service discussed the government shutdown and impact on federal workers. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a press conference on Capitol Hill amid the third day of the federal government shutdown.

The House has no votes planned this week, as Republicans try to pressure Senate Democrats to fold and open the government.