Need for speed: Plan to unclog WA public records system gets mixed reviews Washington’s attorney general is seeking to reduce public record backlogs as concerns grow over transparency and agencies strain from surging requests. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
What's next for both parties as vote to end shutdown draws near? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican strategist Mike Ricci about the deal to end the government shutdown. John Ketchum
Sen. John Fetterman explains his vote to end the government shutdown NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., about his vote to end the longest government shutdown in history. Scott Detrow
Senate prepares to vote on shutdown ending package The Senate is expected to vote as early as today to approve a spending package that would end the longest federal government shutdown in history. Sam Gringlas
Telehealth is in limbo as the government shutdown wears on Medicare patients have embraced telehealth.
Syrian President Sharaa makes the 1st White House visit by a Syrian head of state President Ahmed al-Sharaa once had ties to al-Qaida and had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head. Then he led the rebel forces that toppled former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last year. The Associated Press
Who has President Trump pardoned and why? This week, President Trump pardoned allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It is part of an uptick in "insider pardons" issued in his second term, one legal expert says. Joe Hernandez
ELECTION PARDONS President Trump has issued pardons for 77 people, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani and former chief of staff Mark Meadows, who backed his effort to subvert the 2020 election. Leila Fadel
Senate moves toward reopening government as moderate Democrats join GOP for vote Senate lawmakers voted late Sunday on a measure that would reopen the government, with enough moderate Democrats joining Republicans to support the initial vote. Leila Fadel
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto talks about efforts to end the government shutdown NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada about the latest efforts in the Senate to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Steve Inskeep