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# Brooks and Capehart on shutdown and political dysfunction
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/brooks-capehart-1759531270/
- Published: 2025-10-04T00:31:06.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-04T01:02:09.000Z
- Description: Brooks and Capehart on political dysfunction and the government shutdown
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_93f3d809-b427-4873-b80c-205117cfe412, #extra

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown showing no signs of ending quickly, President Trump taking the opportunity to further dismantle the federal government and Pete Hegseth's vision for the U.S. military.