October 1 2025; 6pm: On day one of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump is exerting presidential pressure, targeting blue states in what Democrats claim is an abuse of power. MSNBC’s Melissa Murray reports, and is joined by The New York Times’ Michelle Goldberg, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast and Congressman Brendan Boyle.

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