It’s the final countdown before Election Day, but the government shutdown is casting a long shadow. Now on Day 34, Washington remains gridlocked as President Trump urges Republicans to “get tougher,” even floating the “nuclear option” to pass bills without Democratic support. GOP leaders have balked, and a new NBC News poll shows most voters blame Trump and his party for the stalemate. And with as many as 40 million Americans worried about losing food aid, the administration says it will use contingency funds to cover about half of this month’s SNAP benefits. Here to break it all down with host Yasmin Vossoughian is NBC News digital political reporter Jon Allen. And voters in Pennsylvania will decide whether three Democratic justices should remain on the state Supreme Court for another 10-year term. NBC News Senior Reporter Jane Timm tells us why it matters in this critical battleground state.

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