Donald Trump repeats the lie that Americans won't pay for tariffs. Also, some GOP senators won't say if they back Pete Hegseth. And the New York judge in Trump's hush money case won't toss the conviction over the Supreme Court's immunity ruling. Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, and Andrew Weissmann join Lawrence O'Donnell.

A government shutdown looms as Donald Trump tells Republicans to block a funding bill. Also, with a razor-thin majority, GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson still needs Democrats. And JD Vance dodges questions about Speaker Johnson. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Norm Ornstein, and EJ Dionne join Lawrence O'Donnell.