First: We're following coast to coast air travel disruptions as the FAA slashes flights due to the government shutdown. Will outraged passengers finally push Congress to cut a deal? 

Plus: Seizing the message, slamming the messenger Republican Elise Stefanik's campaign launch for New York governor is putting Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani front and center. 

And: Barack Obama's post-election message to Democrats is to "impose no litmus tests." Three of his former top advisers, now of Pod Save America fame, join the show to unpack what's next for their party. 

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