This is Sarah Koenig, host of Serial.
I want to tell you about our new show.
It's called The Preventionist, and it's hosted by Diane Neary.
A couple years ago, Diane got a tip about something strange happening in eastern Pennsylvania.
Parents were claiming they'd walked into a hospital to get medical care for their children,
and then were forced to leave without them.
Why were these parents suddenly losing custody of their kids?
From Serial Productions and The New York Times, it's The Preventionist.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
From New York Times, I'm Michael Balbaro.
This is The Daily.
Today,
the story of how a small group of Senate Democrats broke from their colleagues struck a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown and touched off the latest civil war inside their party.
I spoke with my colleagues,
congressional reporter Katie Edmondson and national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher.
It's Tuesday, November 11th.
Katie, welcome back.
Thank you, Michael.
I just want to explain that we're talking to you on Monday afternoon after a head spinning few days of news that could keep changing after we talk to you.
And the reason the past few days have been head spinning is that from the outside,