First, CNN's Jake Tapper sits down for a wide-ranging interview with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, diving into the government shutdown and the standoff over President Trump's calls for border funding. Next, Jake talks with Alabama Sen. Doug Jones about how Democrats are navigating the shutdown, plus Democratic politics as his party takes over the House and prepares for the 2020 presidential campaign. Then, Jake interviews House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as he takes the gavel and prepares to launch investigations into the Trump administration. Finally, in this week's State of the Cartoonion, Jake imagines potential Democratic 2020 contenders engaging in social media trends on the campaign trail, including memes, and flossing.

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