Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman,
Congress has passed a short-term spending bill and the government shutdown is now over.
But the financial fallout for federal workers is not.
NPR's Windsor-Johnson explains why their long-awaited back pay may feel smaller than expected.
When federal employees get their back pay,
it will arrive as one lump sum deposit, covering every missed paycheck during the shutdown.
But that big payment could end up feeling like a letdown.
The IRS taxes lump sum in paychecks as if the entire amount was earned in a single pay period,
which can push workers into a higher withholding bracket.
That means a smaller take-home deposit, at least for now.
Many workers will eventually recover that money at tax time next year,
but families who've been juggling bills or are dipping into savings may have to wait months to see their full earnings.
And for tens of thousands of federal contractors who've also gone without compensation during the shutdown,
there's no back pay at all.
Windsor-Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
This happened yesterday after Democrats on the committee highlighted three other emails that relate to President Trump.
NPR Stephen Fowler says Epstein had many emails about Trump.
Epstein said he had photos of Trump with girls in bikinis in his kitchen.
Trump, quote, almost walking through the door,