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The shutdown is over, so what's next for Congress?

By Deirdre Walsh,
Scott Simon
Published November 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM PST

With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks.

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Deirdre Walsh
Deirdre Walsh is the congress editor for NPR's Washington Desk.
Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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