It's Wednesday, November 12th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is what today, the show that is excited to introduce you to the latest Trump administration, Nepo Baby, Finn Kennedy, son of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

He's a board member of a company called Maha Holdings, and would you be surprised to know that the 28-year-old will have a speaking slot at the big Make America Healthy Again Summit today in D.C.? No, you're not surprised at all? Huh.

On today's show, Blimey!

The United Kingdom has stopped sharing intelligence with the U.S. about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

And rejoice! By the year 2075, you could be a proud homeowner under President Donald Trump's new mortgage proposal.

But let's start with the government shutdown.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended an order that blocks states from distributing full federal benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Of course, the Trump administration could simply disperse those funds instead of denying food

assistance to millions of Americans, but here we are instead. And the shutdown is inching closer

to an end. Today, members of the House of Representatives are back in Washington.

Let me first welcome House Republicans back to the Congress after their seven-week taxpayer-funded vacation.

These people have been missing in action, absent without official leave.

That was House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lauding the return of the House GOP.

It's like Return of the Jedi. Only no

wewarks, no space battles, not nearly enough Harrison Ford and way too much House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The House is expected to vote on a bill to end the government shutdown this week, after eight

Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to advance a budget package on Monday night. The package includes

funding for the government until January, and it would also reinstate federal employees laid off

during the shutdown. Now, if you're a person who listens to this podcast, you know that the budget

package does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that make health insurance

more affordable for millions of people. And there's also a small chance that fiscal hawks in the GOP, like Kentucky representative

Thomas Massey, could stop the bill on its tracks, as Speaker Johnson can only lose two votes.

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