House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joins Anna and Jake at the Punchbowl News Townhouse to take us inside the government shutdown, now on its 16th day.
• Shutdown: Scalise brushed off concerns that people will turn their anger toward GOP
• Cassidy: Scalise declined to endorse Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) reelection effort
• Future plans: Scalise said he will run for reelection in 2026
Plus: a post-interview breakdown from MSNBC’s Laura Barrón-López and The New York Times’ Carl Hulse, where they unpack what it all means.
