Above the law. Also, deeper dysfunctions. Speaker Kevin Mccarthy had to turn to democrats to avoid a shutdown just hours before the midnight saturday deadline. Will democrats rescue him from the hard rightwing move to punish him by taking away his gavel . If somebody wants to make a motion against me, bring it. There has to be an adult in the room. I am going to govern with what is best for this country. The latest on the effort to end his speakership with Congress Matt gaetz set to take the house floor at any moment. Plus the back story of just how that last minute deal came together at the last minute to keep the government open, and the crisis its creating for ukraine. And the new democrat in Town Appointing Butler as the only third black woman senator in history as she temporarily fills senator Diane Feinsteins seat. What that means in the growing list of democrats already competing for that prize. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Former President Donald Trump