This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, the latest on Democrats in some blue states redistricting.
A lot is still uncertain,
but the picture moving into the midterms for Democrats isn't looking as bad as it once did.
Plus, the government shutdown is over.
What's Congress focused on next?
That and more daily political coverage on the NPR Politics Podcast.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
The government reopened for business this week following a record 43-day shutdown.
Federal employees began returning to work and the FAA has begun taking steps to restore flights at the nation's airports.
On Capitol Hill, NPR's Deidre Walsh reports that Congress has a lot to do in the days ahead.
The big thing they have to deal with is the rest of the spending bills to fund federal agencies.
Since the bill the president signed this week, was just a stopgap measure.
Congress faces another deadline at the end of January to fund federal agencies or we could be looking at another shutdown.
They haven't shown the ability to pass many year-long bills so we could see another stopgap bill at the end of January.
MPR's Deedra Walsh reporting in a social media post last night,
President Trump ended his support for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
In recent weeks, she has radically criticized Trump and Republican leaders on several issues,
including affordability and the Epstein files.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named a senior federal prosecutor to look into Jeffrey Epstein's ties with prominent Democrats,