Why Tariff Bills Are Catching Online Shoppers by Surprise

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  House Republicans determined to avoid a government shutdown are setting themselves up for a fight with Democrats.

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  Plus, surprise, online shoppers are getting stuck with unexpected bills for tariffs.

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  In May and June,

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  the CBP's Customs and Border Protection said that the number of packages with items worth $800 or less arriving in the US each day fell to $1 million,

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  down from an average of $4 million last year.

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  And IBM is making a big bet on quantum computing.

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  Will it pay off?

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  It's Tuesday, September 16th.

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  I'm Alex Ocilov for The Wall Street Journal.

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  This is the PM edition of What's News,

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  the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

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  The Federal Reserve's September meeting kicked off today.

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  And even before any decision about rate cuts has been announced,

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  the meeting is already shaping up to be a strange one.

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  It follows months of attacks from President Trump over the Fed's reluctance to lower rates and legal dramas that have cast doubt on who will attend the meeting.

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