• Ryan Routh Guilty – The would-be assassin of Donald Trump is convicted on five counts in Florida after a courtroom suicide attempt.

• Jimmy Kimmel Boycotted – Nexstar joins Sinclair in pulling Kimmel's show from conservative markets, deepening late-night TV's struggles after years of partisan comedy.

• Shutdown Showdown – President Trump cancels talks with Democrats as Schumer and Jeffries demand Obamacare expansions in a budget fight. Could this mark the first modern shutdown led by Democrats?

• Trump at the UN – The president blasts climate change policies, defends U.S. energy dominance, and questions the UN's role as he touts a "golden age" for America.

Plus, Erick's take on how late-night TV could reinvent itself, and why Democrats may be walking into a political trap.

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