US President Donald Trump has officially authorized Secretary Marco Rubio to extend a shocking "last-ditch" offer to Ayatollah Khamenei—a face-to-face summit to end the nuclear standoff forever. But make no mistake: the "Big Stick" is already in the water. With the world`s largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, ordered to join the USS Abraham Lincoln in a massive naval pincer, Iran is officially encircled. 

The lights are going out at the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democrats have officially pulled the plug, triggering a high-stakes midnight shutdown after a massive stalemate over ICE. The trigger? A radical "Masks Off" ultimatum following the fatal January shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. While the White House refuses to budge on unmasking federal agents, the consequences are hitting the frontline: the TSA, Secret Service, and Coast Guard are being forced to work for ZERO pay. What to expect? Take a look.