7pm: Shutdown brinkmanship is reaching a fever pitch as fears of mass layoffs ripple through the federal workforce. Rep. Brendan Boyle, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, joins The Weeknight to explain what's at stake. Plus, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield responds to Trump's deployment of federal agents to Portland.
8pm: The Comey case is being hailed as the "first domino," raising the question of how far Trump will go to enforce the political retribution that has fueled his movement for years. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins The Weeknight to respond to this escalating moment and the looming government shutdown.
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