Private donors are paying for the White House ballroom and even the US military. Who are they and what do they get in return? And is any of it legal? Plus as the shutdown threatens food stamps, relations between America and Canada sink to new lows over the "hostile act" of a Canadian TV ad.

Testing times as Trump talks up nuclear options for weapons and ending the government shutdown. Also, is New York ready for a Democratic Socialist Mayor? Plus the other elections with far-reaching consequences and what Trump's deal with Xi did and didn't agree on.