After the United States launched attacks on key Iranian nuclear facilities, some media reports are now alleging that the attacks only set back the Iranian regime’s nuclear program by a few months. The claims are based on an alleged top-secret assessment. The Trump administration is criticizing the reports as false, while also explaining how intelligence leaks can be used to skew the facts. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views ...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1273
A Florida plan to create an “Alligator Alcatraz” has now been approved by the Department of Homeland Security. This will be a facility in the Florida Everglades to detain illegal immigrants. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1272
There are signs that Iran could see a regime change. Iran’s former crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, is now pushing for a transfer of power and a new system of democracy for the country. And one of the latest Israeli strikes suggests the country is now moving beyond just targets related to nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Iranian leaders carried through with their promise of retaliation. There were no U.S. casualties, and the attack appeared mostly symbolic. Views expressed in this video are opinions of th...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1271
Iran is threatening retaliation against the United States, after U.S. bombers destroyed key nuclear sites in their country. Meanwhile, analysts turned to a strange source to predict the U.S. strikes: pizza deliveries. And in other news, the Democrat Party could soon search for new leadership, with many voters now asking for a third party. 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 r...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 1270
FBI Director Kash Patel has provided Congress with declassified documents saying the CCP may have interfered in the 2020 elections. The documents describe claims of an elaborate scheme that involved using fake driver’s licenses and fake mail-in ballots. In other news, young men are facing a crisis that is impacting their health, both physical and mental. Recent polls show that men are suffering from a loneliness epidemic that is getting even worse with younger generations. And this isn’t just an...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1269
Mass surveillance could be a cause of mass paranoia. New studies show that surveillance has an impact on the brain, and that instead of causing good behavior, it may be a factor in an epidemic of stress. Also, the Chinese regime is launching a new campaign to lure U.S. influencers to China for propaganda tours. This comes alongside other findings that the Chinese Communist Party has broad campaigns to infiltrate American society. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1268
“No Kings” rallies have now been held across the United States, with many protests involving upwards of 2,000 to 3,000 people. Some of the protests turned violent, while others remained peaceful. The rallies overall have worked as a continuation of the anti-ICE protests and riots also spreading across the country. In those riots in Los Angeles, a key Maoist tactic was at play called the “mass line,” where organizers generate a movement for political means and make it look like a grassroots movem...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1267
The protests and riots in Los Angeles appear to be getting under control. The Los Angeles mayor has put a curfew in place, and President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard and U.S. Marines to help with security. And now, we’re seeing the next phase of the law enforcement operations, with arrests and wanted posters. The Department of Homeland Security announced it had arrested hundreds of illegal immigrants during the riots. The FBI has a wanted poster out for a man accused of throwing ...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1266
The Trump administration is going to increase its operations to deport illegal immigrants. President Donald Trump said during a recent press conference that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations will be spreading to every major city in the United States, and similar statements are being issued by other government agencies. And in other news, a federal judge has blocked an emergency request from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove National Guard troops from their operations in L...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 1265
Nationwide protests are now being planned as the riots in Los Angeles continue. Already, additional demonstrations have sprung up in San Francisco and New York City. However, the large-scale protests planned for June 14 aim to have 50 protests in 50 states. The movement is being called “No Kings,” and falls on the same day as both President Donald Trump’s birthday and the 250th anniversary celebrations of the United States Army. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads. ...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 1264
“Crossroads” host Joshua Philipp gives updates from overnight reporting in Los Angeles, where riots continued. Protesters and agitators set fire to vehicles and looted businesses, while political battles continued over President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard. Also in this episode, we travel to the U.S.–Mexico border for updates on the border wall, military operations, and the status of the immigrant processing facilities. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host a...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1263
Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly creeping into daily life. And it’s not just people using it for work. Some people are turning to it for therapy, while others are looking to it for medical diagnoses. Some are starting to regard it as a replacement for talking to a friend. This is all raising concerns over whether AI could lead to a new type of social pathogen that could even deepen the darker parts of human nature. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do n...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1262
The U.S. justice system is being remade, former prosecutions are being investigated, and key figures are being pardoned. This is being done against the backdrop that weaponization of the justice system allegedly played a role in many of the cases, and it’s possible that, as the investigations continue, many previous convictions could be overturned through pardons. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times....
Jun 04, 2025•43 min•Ep. 1261
The new administration is working to remake the federal government. In a recent announcement, Assistant FBI Director Dan Bongino said he and FBI Director Kash Patel are working on “important cultural changes” within the agency. Among these is an effort to remove employees who have “violated their oaths, and those who invited partisanship into the workplace.” In addition to this, the Trump administration is also creating a new program for government employees to educate them about the U.S. Consti...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 1260
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has established a broad network inside American universities. This allows them to monitor and use Chinese students, and also ties them in with a broader system of CCP subversion that includes the consulates, front organizations, and sources of funding. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 1259
The United States is moving to uphold free speech globally, and this could even impact foreign leaders. The State Department announced it will begin restricting the visas of any foreign national involved in censoring, or even trying to censor, the protected expressions of anyone within the United States. And alongside this announcement, the United States has also deployed a team to carry out investigations in Europe of how censorship laws have impacted the rights of even non-U.S. citizens. Views...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 1258
All student visa applications to the United States are officially on hold. The Trump administration gave orders to all U.S. embassies to freeze all student visa applications. This happens while President Donald Trump is looking to stop government funding to Harvard, and just after a federal judge blocked his ability to stop Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students. In other news, COVID-19 is back. A new variant of the virus has now been detected among people at U.S. airports, as cases begin ...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1257
Close to 13 million people could soon lose access to Medicaid and Obamacare, although this only applies to two main groups: illegal immigrants, and able-bodied Americans under 64 years old who refuse to work at least part-time. The change of policy was just approved in a House vote under the “Big Beautiful Bill,” but will now have to make its way through a Senate vote before becoming law. We’ll discuss this topic and others, in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinio...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 1256
The World Health Organization has now officially passed a controversial pandemic accord. The international agreement is legally binding. What this agreement does is create a new program for the global sharing of pathogen data and samples, on anything that could potentially spark a pandemic. It also makes it so that any pharmaceutical manufacturer that's part of this system now has to give 20 percent of its products for “equitable” distribution. In other news, President Donald Trump met with Sout...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1255
Retailers are warning that high costs from U.S. tariffs are about to hit. Some of them are planning to shoulder the extra costs themselves. Others are saying that they will increase prices. Walmart is one of the bigger examples of this and the message from the Trump administration to the company to “eat the tariffs.” In other news, a member of Congress is now facing criminal charges over an incident at an immigration facility. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is now facing charges for allegedly ass...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 1254
The U.S. Supreme Court has now made its determination on President Donald Trump’s policy to mass deport Venezuelan illegal immigrants. The administration is cleared to remove their temporary protection status, which could lead to hundreds of thousands being deported. In other news, there could soon be criminal charges over the so-called “Russiagate” scandal. FBI Director Kash Patel and Assistant Director Dan Bongino say that new evidence has been uncovered and that justice could be incoming. Vie...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1253
There are allegations that the Trump administration is collaborating on a new reality TV show where immigrants compete for a prize of U.S. citizenship. And the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now responded. In other news, the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively blocked part of Trump’s plans for mass deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. The case is being sent back to a lower court, and could open the door for illegal immigrants facing deportation to challenge the orders. Views expre...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1252
A recent discovery is raising concerns over whether America’s electricity could be shut off by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at a moment’s notice. The United States is now investigating solar panels from China, after rogue communication devices were recently found. The issue raises something bigger as well, going back more than a decade, of suspicious Chinese parts and components in everything from U.S. military airplanes to our missile defense system. Views expressed in this video are opini...
May 17, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 1251
Money sent home by illegal immigrants in the United States could soon be taxed by the U.S. government. Remittances are a top incentive for many illegal immigrants looking for work in the United States, and there are broad systems set up to help them send money to their families in the countries they came from. But a new bill could put that money up for taxation. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times....
May 16, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 1250
President Donald Trump is on a three-day tour of the Middle East that can potentially rewrite U.S. relations in the region. His statements during events in Saudi Arabia have sparked new debates over globalism, previous wars, and a potential new way forward for relations. This also included major investments and new agreements on defense. In addition to Trump’s other plans to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, he’s also offering diplomatic fresh starts to Syria and even Iran. In other news...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1249
Americans have been shouldering the cost of medicines, while the rest of the world has received a discount, according to the White House. And now, the Trump administration says it’s putting an end to the practice. The president’s new executive order is expected to reduce the costs of medications in the United States while causing the costs to rise in other countries. In other news, the Trump administration is now negotiating a trade deal with the Chinese regime. After meetings over the weekend, ...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 1248
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 different branches of the government. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests a...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 1247
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 international trade deals could play out. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and gu...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 1246
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 countries where restrictions may not be as strong. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the ...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1245
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 says it will act as a symbol of law and order. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the h...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 1244
