The bill that ends the government shutdown includes a provision that allows lawsuits from Republican Senators who had their phones searched in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

President Trump signed a bill reopening the government Wednesday night, but it will take more than a day for some things to return to business as usual. We're tracking those here.

Details on the newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein. And, the government shutdown has ended, but health insurance subsidies remain in limbo, with a vote on the matter expected next month.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna [[roh KAH-nah]], D-Calif., about the next steps in the push to release thousands of pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.

A provision in the legislation to reopen the government would outlaw certain hemp products legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, a move the hemp industry argues will kill the $30 billion market.

The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Miles Bruner, a Republican operative who walked away from his job. Bruner says the GOP is increasingly corrupt and has devolved into a cult of personality.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with author and journalist Jonathan Cohn of The Bulwark about the politics surrounding the future of the Affordable Care Act.

The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally.

President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks.