Tonight, the shutdown showdown continues as no progress has been made to end the stalemate.

What the White House is saying about Trump's threat to fire federal workers.

Then local leaders fight back against Trump's move to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities.

Plus, my keynote conversation with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo about his run for New York City Mayor and the state of the Democratic Party as the 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.

Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Rule and it is day 260 of the second Trump administration. And day six of this government shutdown, a reminder about just how far away we are from ending this issue. The House isn't even set to meet this week. The closest thing we saw to any movement in the House today was House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenging Speaker Mike Johnson to a televised floor debate about how they could end the shutdown.

Johnson, no surprise, declined the invitation and says the government has to be open before his side can negotiate on Obamacare subsidies.

Everyone is still wondering when the president and his team might make good on his threats

to fire federal workers and slash government agencies.

A reporter asked if that could start today, and I want to share the president's response.

It could at some point it will, and the Democrats are the ones that started this. Up till now, there hasn't been a great deal of pain. There could be a great deal of pain, but up till now there hasn't been, I will say this, just hang in there because I think a lot of good things are going to happen. It's all I can say it.

Today, press secretary, Caroline Levitt, told reporters that the Office of Management and Budget

is currently working with agencies to determine exactly who could be laid off if the shutdown

continues. One key date to watch, October 15th. That is one week from Wednesday. It is a

schedule payday for the 1.3 million members of our armed services.

Goldman Sachs says that deadline could force a compromise in Congress to make sure that paycheck is not missed.

And speaking of the military, state and local officials are fighting back as the president tries to send National Guard troops into major American cities.

A federal judge decided not to block the deployment of troops to Chicago. as the president tries to send National Guard troops into major American cities.

A federal judge decided not to block the deployment of troops to Chicago for now until a full hearing takes place on Thursday.

Lawyers for the federal government says Texas National Guard troops are already on their way to Chicago today.

The ruling was in response to a lawsuit from the state of Illinois led by

Governor J.V. Pritzker accused ICE of snatching up families off the streets and targeting

peaceful protesters and journalists. Tonight, the DHS pushed back on those claims, and Pritzker

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