Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

The Supreme Court could have the final say over whether judges across the nation can continue putting orders from the president on hold. A case that will be heard this Thursday will focus on whether district judges have the authority to place nationwide injunctions on President Donald Trump’s executive orders. And this case could be pivotal in determining the divisions of power between the differe...

The new pope has been selected. Robert Prevost will now become the first-ever American pope, and he’ll now be known as Pope Leo XIV. In other news, the United States has reached a new trade agreement with the United Kingdom. UK representatives met with President Donald Trump and other key members of the administration in the White House to finalize the deal, and it could signal the way other inter...

A controversial research program is now again being restricted. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 5 about “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research.” The order takes aim at practices including gain-of-function research, where scientists add new capabilities to existing pathogens. And in particular, it also addresses taxpayer-funded research programs in other c...

Alcatraz could soon be reopened as a prison. The facility on a small island in San Francisco was closed as a prison in 1963 and has since been turned into a tourist destination. But President Donald Trump says he wants the facility reopened to house the most dangerous criminals. And while some have suggested the prison is not feasible because of its limited space and high maintenance costs, Trump...

Two very different agendas are now at odds over the return of American manufacturing. One trend was that of so-called deindustrialization. The concept refers to the destruction of a nation’s manufacturing industry, with a shift to other forms of employment, primarily in the service industry. This trend was evident in the United States over the past few decades, with manufacturing industries headin...

While the last four years saw the adoption of policies in line with DEI, or “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” the emerging culture is going in the opposite direction. The Pentagon declared in a recent video that the focus is no longer on DEI but instead on the idea of the “American warrior.” Troops are now being pushed to lose weight and become stronger. And many recent videos from official mili...

There are growing debates over whether President Donald Trump could suspend habeas corpus as a way to bypass judges blocking deportations. Doing so would be regarded as a more extreme method of carrying out his agenda, and in a recent interview, Trump suggested that while he may have this type of capability, he’d rather not use it. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests...

A secret brainwashing experiment was conducted on Reddit by unauthorized researchers. These researchers from the University of Zurich used artificial intelligence (AI) to see if they could sway the opinions of regular people, and the results are raising concerns over the potential uses of AI. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) as a tool for transnational repression. In a recent case, Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma was implicated in a CCP campaign to export its abuses into other countries. Yet this is just the latest of many instances in which INTERPOL, an organization with 196 member countries, has been manipulated by C...

Do states have the right to not cooperate with federal authorities on deportations of illegal immigrants? Can the federal government cut funding to states that don’t cooperate? We could soon get answers to both of these questions. President Donald Trump is now signing an executive order targeting the so-called sanctuary cities, and this comes on the heels of legal challenges that blocked his feder...

There’s a legal battle taking place over the push for large-scale deportations. On one side, there are calls for due process. On the other, there are allegations that the problem is so large that it would never be resolved if each deportation were challenged in court. And now, President Donald Trump is calling for a kind of “courageous justice” in the face of legal challenges. Views expressed in t...

The UK is moving forward with experiments to dim the sun, carrying out controversial programs on what’s known as solar geoengineering. These are being developed with the goal of fighting “global warming” by reducing the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth. – Views expressed in this podcast are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

A new conflict is emerging in the White House, and this time it’s between the various news outlets being allowed into the briefings. Seats for “new media” have now been opened. Many of these are conservative outlets, and this is creating some tensions with the media that used to hold those seats. — Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the...

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a “baby bonus.” This would be a $5,000 bonus to mothers in a bid to increase birth rates. The plan comes amid dwindling birth rates in most developed countries, which is considered a long-term threat to the future of the United States. — Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of T...

The Department of Defense has been authorized by the Trump administration to take nearly 110,000 acres of land along the southern border from the Department of the Interior. This not only allows the United States broader control over border security, but could also result in additional criminal charges against illegal immigrants. — Want to support independent journalism? Follow our podcast! Views...

President Donald Trump is moving to reclassify around 50,000 government employees from civil servants to political appointees under Schedule F. This would remove civil service protections from these positions, making it easier for these federal workers to be fired. In a public statement, Trump said this will help him “root out corruption,” and have the government “run like a business.” — Support i...

Harvard University could lose about $2.2 billion in grants and tens of millions of dollars in contracts. The federal government is now freezing the university’s funds, after its heads refused to follow policies that would get rid of diversity programs and put some restrictions on student protests regarded as anti-Semitic. Harvard argues that this is about protecting constitutional rights, while th...

The Trump administration has been criticized for the accidental deportation of an illegal immigrant from El Salvador. Allegations against the administration say the man was called a gang member when he was not, and many news outlets alleged that the Trump administration was ignoring a court order to return the man to the United States. And now, a very different story is coming out. During their me...

Through the use of tariffs, reduced foreign aid, and renegotiated trade deals, the Trump administration is forcing a change in global politics. The latest chapter has involved the trade war between the United States and the Chinese communist regime. There are also new U.S. trade policies that require global changes on identity politics and a new push for other countries to drop forms of online cen...

The impact of the new U.S.–China trade war is becoming clear, and it seems that quality of life for Americans is suddenly improving. President Donald Trump has now clarified that with all actions combined, the total tariffs on China are now 145 percent, while tariffs on other countries are now around 10 percent. And contrary to some expectations, consumer prices are now going down, and inflation i...

The stock market has suddenly boomed. Trump has paused tariffs on all countries looking to make a deal, and he’s shifting his focus to fight a global trade war against the Chinese Communist Party. This is as the White House is saying that China has walked into its tariff trap.

It could soon be expensive to be an illegal immigrant in the United States. A law from 1996 is now being enforced by the Department of Homeland Security, which can fine illegal immigrants up to $998 each day they refuse to leave the country, and can also allow the government to seize their assets. In addition to this, the White House is promoting a hotline for immigration enforcement, where anyone...

The stock market has begun to surge after days of record drops. This follows an announcement from the European Union that it's ready to negotiate with the United States, and the deal on the table is “zero-for-zero” tariffs on industrial goods. Yet, while the EU is now willing to negotiate, the Chinese communist regime is doing the opposite, and President Donald Trump is now threatening to expand t...

Conflicting events are sweeping the United States over the “Liberation Day” tariffs. On one side, large-scale protests against President Donald Trump’s policies were organized across the country. On the other side, Trump’s approval ratings in some polls have gone up, and analysts are raising questions on whether the impact to the stock market may not reflect on the wealth of average Americans.

President Donald Trump carried through with his global tariffs for what he deemed “Liberation Day.” This includes sharp tariffs against many countries in the world, while offering a way out if they drop their tariffs and trade barriers against the United States. The day after, the stock markets saw a huge selloff, in what some framed as an attempt to short the market. Yet already, many countries a...