Navigating Political Aspirations: A Decision for the Future

President Donald Trump has only been in office for a month and a half, but 2028 is already on the minds of Democrats in Washington, and the road to the next presidential campaign is beginning to take shape. POLITICO national politics correspondent Adam Wren sits down with Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton to share his scoop about what their fellow midwesterner, Pete Buttigieg, has decided about his political future. Plus, we’re once again on a shutdown countdown, and the rest of the news you need to know today.