time for others to take over that fight. >> the president told troops in iraq "we're no longer the suckers of the world." and he told reporters he's in no rush to replace mattis. the president's comments abroad come amid a chaotic and frenzied political situation at home where critical government agencies are shut down and democrats are about to unload a barrage of investigations on this white house. when they take over the house in just one week. on capitol hill, meanwhile, there's no end in sight for this partial government shutdown. lawmakers start coming back to washington for possible talks tomorrow. but at this point neither side appears eager to budge. nbc's pentagon correspondent hans nichols is at the white house and nbc's garrett haak sechlt on capitol hill. they join tonight's panelist "washington post" reporter eugene scott, "washington post"