With government funding set to run out in a matter of days, Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller are joined by POLITICO congressional reporter Nicholas Wu to assess the shutdown state-of-play. They discuss if Speaker Johnson can muster the votes for a CR, the differing strategies of House and Senate Democrats, and what the censure of Al Green portends for the final vote tally. Plus, what Democrats will discuss at their retreat as they look for a way out of the wilderness.

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller

Guest: Nicholas Wu

Producer: Benji Englander

Articles Discussed:

NBC News: GOP-led Congress races to avert government shutdown ahead of Friday deadline

Politico: House Dems still offer no promises to help GOP avoid shutdown

Axios: Senate Democrats warm to helping GOP avoid government shutdown

Politico: Al Green censured for joint session outburst

Politico: House Democrats set to hear from governors, pollsters and more at issues conference