This week in Washington: End of shutdown, Epstein emails and affordability crisis

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Domenico Montanaro

Published November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM EST

The government reopened, more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released, and the White House is shifting some attention to affordability.

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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

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Domenico Montanaro

Domenico Montanaro is a senior political editor/correspondent for the Washington Desk

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