A federal government shutdown is always harmful — more so when the head of the federal government wants government to fail. President Trump is promising thousands of job losses (not just temporary furloughs) as part of his long-term plan to take the “service” out of public service. We’ll talk to COURIER’s Keya Vakil about the ongoing push for a new “Big Lie,” over who’s to blame for the latest manufactured crisis. We’ll also find out if he was as excited about the overnight release of Taylor Swift’s new album as the rest of us. (Sarcasm? Tune in to find out!)

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