As a government shutdown begins Democrats and Republicans are stalled over funding. Sen. Rand Paul joins the show to discuss his thoughts on the deadlock. The President threatens to fire thousands of government workers, again. Plus, Trump tells top military officials to use American cities as "training grounds" as he warns of "the war from within." Mychael Schnell, Dave Weigel, Doug Jones, Sen. Rand Paul, Dan Nathan, David Gura, and Gen. Barry McCaffrey join The 11th Hour this Tuesday night.

We approach the third day of the government shutdown with no end in sight, as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse on federal spending. Trump threatens sweeping layoffs and freezing billions in federal aid. Plus, the potential risk for the economy as the shutdown drags on. Peter Baker, Daniella Diaz, Dave Drucker, Natasha Sarin, Max Chafkin, Jonathan Cohn, and Marc Santia join The 11th Hour this Thursday night.