Trump Aims for Peace Deal; California and Texas Battle on Redistricting
Crossroads with Joshua Philipp
The Epoch Times
4.9 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Josh's new special report BANNED DYES is premiering this Friday. Watch here: https://ept.ms/BannedDye
President Donald Trump is, yet again, trying to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine, and this time, the goal is to bypass a cease-fire and go straight for a deal to end the war. Alongside Trump’s meetings with the leaders of both countries were a number of questions about what could be on the table to bring peace.
In other news, there’s a brewing battle over redistricting. Texas is taking steps to redraw its congressional district map after the Supreme Court gave the green light, despite criticism that doing so could be considered discriminatory. This could see voters give Republicans an additional five seats. If people vote as expected, Republicans may go on to hold 30 House seats, with eight Democrats, in the Texas midterm election.
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.
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| 0:00.0 | President Donald Trump is yet again trying to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine. |
| 0:05.8 | And this time, the goal is to bypass a ceasefire and go straight for a deal to end the war. |
| 0:11.9 | In other news, there's a brewing battle over redistricting. Texas is taking steps to redistricted |
| 0:18.0 | after the Supreme Court ruling gave the green light despite criticism that |
| 0:22.5 | doing so would be racist. Now in response to this, California is moving to redistrict. And meanwhile, |
| 0:30.6 | alongside the National Guard now patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., the federal marshals |
| 0:36.1 | are also getting involved in law enforcement locally. |
| 0:39.6 | I'll be talking more about these topics and more today. I'm the Epic Times Senior |
| 0:43.7 | investigative reporter Joshua Phillip, and you're listening to Crossroads. |
| 0:53.4 | Welcome to Crossroads. A show by The Epic Times, one of America's largest independent newspapers |
| 0:59.2 | that brings you insights beyond the headlines. Now, make sure to hit the like button, |
| 1:03.9 | leave a comment, subscribe to our show. You get updates on when the next episode is. And also, |
| 1:08.8 | speaking of updates, well, the first episode of my new |
| 1:13.2 | special report series is going to be out this Friday. And in it, I deep dive into the food |
| 1:19.6 | chemicals and how we've been fed narratives about just how healthy the food dyes are in many |
| 1:26.3 | of the processed foods that are sold on, you know, store shelves all across the country. Are they actually healthy? Are they harming us? Well, I'll be explaining it. That'll be on the Epic Times exclusively at first. So if you want to watch it, make sure to join us on the Epic Times. I'll put the link in the description and in the live chat. |
| 1:46.0 | You can also go to E-P-T-D-M-S-Ford-S-Lash Band Die. |
| 1:52.0 | E-P-T-D-M-S-Ford-S-B-A-N-N-E-D-Y. |
| 1:58.0 | Let me show you the trailer. |
| 2:00.0 | Despite being among the wealthiest countries on Earth, |
| 2:02.6 | despite her quality of life, |
| 2:04.6 | Americans are among the least healthy people in the world. |
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