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The government is shut down again. Here’s what both sides want.

Feb 02, 202616 min
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Episode description

The partial government shutdown isn’t likely to end until at least Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal’s Natalie Andrews breaks down the sticking points lawmakers are negotiating.

A new batch of documents from the Epstein files were released. The Associated Press reports on how the Department of Justice isn’t expected to file any new charges as a result.

Some Olympic athletes don’t make enough money to afford basic living expenses. Fortune reports on how that could change starting this year after a massive gift to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Plus, why the Kennedy Center is shutting down for two years, a 5-year-old detained by ICE has been released, and the big winners at this year’s Grammys.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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