Tonight, the shutdown fallout comes into focus with more layoffs and bipartisan priorities taking a hit,

all while Trump hosts Argentina's president following that $20 billion bailout.

Then the taco trade, how some investors are raking into cash, betting big on Trump's walkbacks.

Plus, former FBI director Jim Comey makes a big move

to challenge Trump's retribution campaign as the 11th hour gets underway on this Tuesday night.

Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhl and check your calendar because it is day 268 of the second Trump administration at midnight.

The government shutdown will officially hit the two-week mark. Today, the Senate failed to pass a clean spending bill for the eighth time.

Reminder, the House isn't even meeting again until next week.

And tonight, Democrats met in person to discuss their strategy going forward.

As for Republicans in their strategy, here's what Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier.

At what point for the good of the country do you need to change your strategy to negotiate a deal with Democrats?

It's a great question, Manu asked.

Why don't I change my strategy?

I don't have any strategy.

We're not playing games.

They're playing a game.

We're not.

The strategy is to do the right and obvious thing and keep the government moving for the people.

The White House says it will keep firing workers as the shutdown

drags on. They have already fired thousands, including gutting the department that runs

special education programs for American families. Today, Trump talked about the next steps. Watch

this. We're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to.

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