Shutdown averted? After a late-night session between congressional negotiators, an "agreement in principle" was reached to fund border security and prevent another partial government shutdown. It’s not a done deal yet: The deal, which only allows for 55 new miles of a ‘border barrier,’ still has to be given the all-clear by President Trump. As NBC’s Frank Thorp told Lawrence O’Donnell: “We’re a long ways away from getting this signed into law.” President Trump and Beto O’Rourke hosted dueling rallies in El Paso, Texas, on Monday night. President Trump, who learned of the potential partial funding deal shortly before taking the stage, told the crowd that “We probably have some good news." Trump added: “Just so you know, we are building the wall anyway." O’Rourke’s rally, on the other hand, celebrated El Paso's immigrant culture. The investigation into a conspiracy between Donald Trump's campaign and the Russians might be alive and kicking. Prosecutors for the Special Counsel seem to have revealed a clue while discussing new charges against Paul Manafort in a closed-door hearing, revealing that the “heart” of the probe is still looking at a Manafort's lies and the central question of whether there was a deal between Russia and the Trump campaign. In an interview with Rachel Maddow, Sen. Klobuchar addressed reports that she is an "exceedingly tough boss," saying that “I know I can be too tough sometimes and I can push too hard, that's obvious. But a lot of it is because I have high expectations for myself, I have high expectations for the people that work with me." Programming Note: Sen. Cory Booker visits Rachel Maddow Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET to talk about his 2020 run. |