On day 30 of government shutdown and day 11 of a total media blackout on the status of RBG, McFeels and Halberstram breakdown the latest on the political machinations, including Trump's rejected pro forma offer to Democrats as a box-checking exercise meant to shift additional blame to the Dems for the shutdown as federal employees are set to receive a second round of $0 paychecks in the week ahead. Then it's onto next steps Trump must take or risk political suicide, the SOTU showdown (continued), Mueller-Buzzfeed dust-up, Chris Christie op-ed on Jared Kushner, Dems' Mea Culpa 2020, Gavin Threat Level Yellow, and more news from Zimbabwe. If it's Sunday, it's FTN!
