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Now that the partial government shutdown is over, can Congress make up for lost time and get long-delayed appropriations bills moving again? CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman assess the political and logistical obstacles of passing appropriations by the Jan. 30 funding deadline. Show Notes:

The longest government shutdown in history came to an end, and Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., was finally sworn in.

As Rep. Nancy Pelosi is set to retire, few have matched the former House speaker's impact on the modern Democratic Party.

Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Maine’s Susan Collins top CQ Roll Call's list of the most vulnerable senators of the 2026 midterm elections.

CQ Roll Call's latest list of the most vulnerable House members for the 2026 elections features several targets of mid-decade redistricting.

While the Senate continues to be deadlocked over the shutdown, the House has not been in session since Sept. 19.

This week saw dueling news conferences, the nationwide No Kings protest, and the demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

How much do they know about their place of work? “As a former history teacher, I love doing them, actually,” one member says.

With the government shutdown entering its third week, congressional action mostly consisted of dueling leadership news conferences this week.