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From New York, this is Democracy Now. Just moments ago on the House floor,

we passed by overwhelming numbers the ability to keep government open for the next six weeks.

The House and Senate voted Saturday to keep funding the federal government for 45 days,

but the House is in a state of turmoil as far right lawmakers threaten to oust House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy for working with Democrats to pass the spending bill. We'll get the latest

from Capitol Hill and look at the legacy of California Senator Diane Feinstein, who died at the

age of 90 last week. She was the longest serving woman to ever serve in the Senate.

Then, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. We'll look at the

remarkable story of a domestic violence survivor, Tracy McCarter. She's a nurse and grandmother

who is jailed after her husband died of a stab wound when she defended herself during an altercation.

Her imprisonment sparked outrage across the country. I stand with Tracy. I stand with Tracy. I stand

with Tracy. I stand with Tracy. I stand with Tracy. I stand with Tracy. I stand with my mom.

Today, Tracy McCarter joins us for her first television interview since her murder charge was

dismissed almost a year ago. All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now, Democracy Now.org, the Warren Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

The U.S. Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown Saturday just hours before a midnight

deadline and an unexpected reversal. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to a plan with Democrats

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