Trump to Refile Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times; Senate Rejects Stopgap, Sets Up Shutdown | Capitol Report

On Capitol Hill, Senate Democrats reject extending current levels of government funding and threaten to shut down the government. Lawmakers now have less than two weeks to find a solution.

President Donald Trump sets a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas and suggests that China has approved a TikTok deal after his call with China’s Xi Jinping.

Trump’s legal team plans to refile his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, after a judge tossed it for being “decidedly improper.” We have legal analysis from Neama Rahmani, president and co-founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers.

A resolution honoring the life of Charlie Kirk makes it through the House, although it doesn’t pass unanimously. Lawmakers respond to questions on why some Democrats voted no.

Will lawmakers agree on a new stopgap spending bill soon, or are we spinning toward a shutdown? And why did some Democratic representatives decline a resolution on Charlie Kirk? We discuss with Madeline Summerville and Autry Pruitt.

China is expanding its criminal network in the United States through the illegal marijuana trade, something the regime does not allow in its own country. We hear from Paul Larkin, senior legal research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.