Government Shutdown Drama and Hunter Biden
21 September 2023
William J. Conti, an Attorney in Washington, D.C., discusses the divide in the House of Representatives over the federal budget, what a government shutdown might mean for Speaker McCarthy, how Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive, and what that might mean for President Biden's reelection efforts.
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