Hour 1 – 

Good Thursday morning! Here’s what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Chuck Schumer (NY) announced following a lunch with his Democrat caucus that he would reject a House-passed government plan to keep the government funded past the Friday deadline through the end of the fiscal year, September 30.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is calling Schumer’s bluff. He moved forward Wednesday evening to schedule a vote to invoke cloture Friday.

Republican strategist Scott Jennings caught former DNC advisor Xochitl Hinojosa by surprise when he said President Trump should double down on supporting Tesla.

If the Department of Education