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House returns to vote on shutdown

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM EST
The House of Representatives is seen on the morning after Election Day, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, day 36 of the government shutdown. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The House of Representatives is seen on the morning after Election Day, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, day 36 of the government shutdown. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The House of Representatives is back in session on Wednesday to vote on a deal to reopen the government, now in the longest shutdown in history.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with NPR congressional correspondent Sam Gringlas.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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