With the Day 1 policy of mass deportations looming with the Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, we’re now seeing a different kind of wall being built. Some mayors and governors are suggesting they will strengthen sanctuary policies to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, and Trump’s incoming border czar is saying he’s now willing to put these officials in jail for doing so. And this debate is raising broader questions around public support and the overall legality of sanctuary city policies. We’ll discuss these topics and others in this episode of “Crossroads.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.  🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/4i3uRrT Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

You probably didn’t know it, but in December 2023, the United States got a lot bigger. Specifically, the United States added about 1 million square kilometers to its territory. That’s approximately 386,000 square miles—roughly the size of two Californias. Now, you would think that something like this would have been front-page news. But it actually went largely unnoticed—probably because the area in question isn’t a physical landmass. Instead, the United States gained a million square kilometers (nearly 400,000 square miles) of premium seafloor real estate. This expansion (just from a sheer size perspective) is the most significant enlargement of the United States since the year 1867, which is the year Alaska was purchased from Russia. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times $1 Full Access Special Offer: https://ept.ms/RomanSale

Special counsel Jack Smith has officially filed a motion to drop all charges in the legal case against President-elect Donald Trump. This brings to a close the federal investigations, which included the raid on Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. This takes place as New York has indefinitely postponed the sentencing of Trump as well. In other news, President Joe Biden is mulling sending nuclear weapons to Ukraine before leaving office, Russia is now holding trainings in chemical warfare, and various countries in the NATO alliance are sounding the alarm over the possible escalation of a regional war. We’ll discuss these topics and others, in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3OqNDLV Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

The new appointee for the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has stated plans to dismantle the “censorship cartel.” President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr as the incoming FCC chairman. His appointment could include actions against Big Tech companies and the network that has been used to facilitate censorship of news outlets, independent voices, and online speech. We’ll discuss this topic and others, in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.  🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3OgQKWX Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has several programs to hunt and harass dissidents, even within the United States. Leaked documents have outlined new CCP initiatives on this front, aimed at exporting its human rights abuses. Now Texas is turning the tables on the communist regime. The FBI created a new hotline to report these types of CCP operations in Houston, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott followed this with a series of orders to investigate these operations, and to also identify and arrest the CCP agents within the United States. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3ZkV3Xw Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

From fake online personas to manipulated audio and deep fakes to artificial amplification networks, the Chinese Communist Party is becoming more creative about how they manipulate Americans, Canadians, Taiwanese, and other targets online. Watch the video: Independent China researcher Sarah Cook has been studying the Chinese regime’s online campaigns for years. She says there are five key tactics the regime uses to influence our media and the global information space. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now been nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services under the incoming Trump administration. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kennedy would oversee foods, cosmetics, drugs, and pharmaceutical products in the United States. As part of his plan, the former presidential candidate has hinted at which chemicals and additives in our foods may soon face regulation, or be banned. We’ll discuss this topic and others, in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3Zdxy2w Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that he is prepared to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military for mass deportations. When he was on the campaign trail, Trump had said he would begin this process on the first day of his presidency. And he appears to have now reaffirmed this claim. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of “Crossroads.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3UZXTyE Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

A coalition of Democrat governors is now preparing to challenge any future policies of the Trump administration that could impact their states, including mass deportations of illegal immigrants. They also vow to uphold policies related to access to abortion and diversity programs, among others. Meanwhile, special counsel Jack Smith is preparing to resign. But before leaving, he may release a final report on the findings of his investigations into the allegations against President-elect Donald Trump. We’ll discuss these topics and others, in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3Z7VS5R Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

We are just less than three weeks out from the 2024 election. Meaning that in about three and a half weeks—or however long it takes to count the votes—we’re going to know who will lead the country for the next four years. Regardless of who wins, however, there is a massive structural problem in America that is essentially colorblind. It’s not red, it’s not blue—so it doesn’t matter who’s in office. It’s that the design of the system will make it such that inflation will re-accelerate. The national debt currently sits at an astonishing $35 trillion. Looking at the national debt on a timeline, the increase over the last 100 years has been staggering, going from about $400 billion in 1923 to $35 trillion today—an increase of 8,750 percent. To give you some perspective on that, if the United States were to completely stop all of its spending and, instead, the federal government spent a million dollars every single minute to pay off this debt, it would never get paid off—because we’re currently paying $2 million dollars per minute just to service the interest on that debt. And so today, let’s go through the details of the situation, and why inflation is essentially the only answer to this problem—regardless of who’s in office. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times $1 Full Access Special Offer: https://ept.ms/RomanSale

President-elect Donald Trump previously detailed his policy on law and order, which could allow Americans to sue local officials for damages caused by light-on-crime policies. And now that he’s won the presidency, these plans are coming to the fore. In other news, President Joe Biden and Trump met in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The two were cordial with each other. Biden welcomed Trump back to the White House and said he’ll facilitate a smooth transition of power. We’ll discuss these topics and others, and answer questions from the audience. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/4eqLPxa Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is now here. President-elect Trump made an announcement on Tuesday night tapping Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead this newly proposed department. DOGE will be primarily focused on reducing waste, cutting excess regulation, and improving government efficiency. Meanwhile, the United States will continue backing a controversial cybercrime convention under the United Nations. The international agreement could help regulate cyberattacks, but critics are concerned that it could open the door for other countries to surveil Americans and potentially undermine basic rights. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.   🔵 Watch the full episode HERE 👇   https://ept.ms/3YGdjZG Stay Informed. Stay Free. https://www.joshphilipp.com/