politicsnation. tonight s leads, not a moment to lose. right now it s five pm in washington. and house republicans have just released their spending plan to avert a government shutdown. moments ago. now, have less than a week to pass it and ultimately prevent a potential economic catastrophe for america. meantime it appears the table is nearly set for 2020 for democrats. out before, i m out exportation s, in tuesday s elections scoring a big win on abortion rights in ohio, taken control of the virginia legislature, winning a key governors race in the red state of kentucky. fresh off the victories for the soon to be first black house speaker and rhode island s first black congress person joins me shortly with their takes on where democrats stand ahead of 2024. as for republicans, they help their three primary debate with a significantly narrowed field. and they re a front runner donald trump remains embroiled and other matters, including a continuous fraud trial here in
should act accordingly. now, the tough talk continuing at the pentagon today. defense secretary chuck hagel saying the u.s. and our allies are prepared for any contingency to deal with north korea. he said he hopes that north korea realizes the peaceful option is the way to go. they are talking tough but they are still hopeful there is not going to be a confrontation with north korea. shep. shepard: ed henry at the white house for us. thanks. strange politics. the sister of ad comedian vs. a former governor in a special election for a open seat in the house of representatives. we could have results at any moment from south carolina. plus, the new jersey governor chris christie. he loves the media, doesn t he? today he announced he has undergone surgery secret and it no doubt means that the late night comedians will have a lot less material. that s ahead. and tea parties. i ll have more awkward conversations