House members are flocking back to Washington to vote for a government funding deal just passed by the Senate.

Democrats were on a political high after sweeping wins in last week's election. But one week later, the party is once again under criticism as a small faction of senators broke with leadership and agreed to a deal with Republicans to end the shutdown, without healthcare subsidies.

Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves talks about the court battles that have upended Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefit payments during the government shutdown.

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something that about 20 states and territories currently allow.

The House returns to vote on a bipartisan bill that could end the government shutdown. And, at the COP30, data show the world is still far from meeting its climate goals.

The House could return as early as Wednesday to vote to reopen the government. But many Democrats say they will not support the deal, and some Republicans may not be inclined to vote for it either.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Illinois Democrat Mike Quigley, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, about his opposition to the Senate-brokered shutdown deal.

As the Senate moves forward a deal to end the government shutdown, it's time to assess the winners, the losers and what the political fallout might look like into the future.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) talks about his new memoir, "Unfettered," and some of the views that have put him at odds with other members of his party.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts about divisions within his party over the shutdown deal in the Senate.