The Lion panel unpacks President Trump’s historic Middle East ceasefire with Hamas and Israel, releasing hostages and earning praise as he heads to Jerusalem, with later media reaction. Host Chris Stigall and the team dive into the government shutdown’s second week, with 800,000 federal workers facing furloughs amid Democratic resistance, plus updates on public impact. They explore school choice gains in New York, California, Missouri, Texas, and Tennessee, plus Harvard’s reform push. Other topics include Operation Arctic Frost’s FBI spying on eight GOP senators, James Comey’s arraignment on Steele dossier charges, a Supreme Court case on conversion therapy bans, a would-be SCOTUS bomber’s arrest, and an Antifa violence forum with funding insights. The episode concludes with the Scopes Monkey Trial’s legacy in Faith and Freedom 250.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:49 - Ceasefire Deal in Israel and Gaza

00:02:11 - Arctic Frost Spying

00:03:44 - Government Shutdown

00:05:26 - School Choice Reforms

00:10:47 - Conversion Therapy Case

00:13:48 - Three Men Adopt a Child in Canada Together

00:14:13 - Would-Be SCOTUS Bomber

00:15:18 - Party Leaders Discuss Shutdown

00:20:24 - DOJ vs. ANTIFA

00:24:42 - MSM Reacts to Trump's Deal in Israel-Gaza Conflict

00:31:05 - Faith and Freedom 250

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