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The House could return as early as Wednesday to vote to reopen the government. But many Democrats say they will not support the deal, and some Republicans may not be inclined to vote for it either.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Illinois Democrat Mike Quigley, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, about his opposition to the Senate-brokered shutdown deal.
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President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean. -
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change. -
As the Senate moves forward a deal to end the government shutdown, it's time to assess the winners, the losers and what the political fallout might look like into the future.
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