Live updates: NewsNation hosts Kennedy Center town hall with Chris Cuomo, Bill O’Reilly and Stephen A. Smith

NewsNation is airing a live town hall on Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center until 10 p.m. EDT. Chris Cuomo, host of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” is joined by political commentator Bill O’Reilly along with television and radio personality Stephen A. Smith.

They will be joined by White House border czar Tom Homan, former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.V.), Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).

The participants are discussing the latest news from Washington and beyond, including the government shutdown, crime, immigration, the economy and the recent uptick in political violence.

The event comes after the Senate earlier on Wednesday failed for the ninth time to reopen the federal government as the impasse on Capitol Hill deepens. 

The upper chamber will switch gears on Thursday and vote on whether to advance a $852 billion defense appropriations bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) scheduled the vote in an effort to put Democrats on the record if they block the measure, as Republicans spotlight how the shutdown is impacting national security. 

It is unclear if senators will vote again Thursday on the continuing resolution to fund the government. Wednesday’s measure failed 51-44.

At the White House, President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel held a press conference on crime, where the president suggested San Francisco as a potential target for surged federal law enforcement. The president will host a “ballroom dinner” at the White House later Wednesday evening.

Read below for the latest updates.