Today is Friday, November 14th. We're talking about how long it will take for things like

paychecks and snap benefits to get back to normal now that the government shutdown is over.

Also, more revelations from Jeffrey Epstein's emails and which city is expected to be the next

target for an immigration sweep. Plus, why a billionaire who pleaded guilty to insider trading

just got a presidential pardon. How new AI

features could totally change the way people shop this holiday season. And what kind of games

just launched on Netflix? Those stories and even more news to know coming up.

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I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may have ended, but it could take days, if not weeks or more, before things are back to normal. So far, agencies have reopened. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have returned to work, and federal courts resumed their normal dockets. But payroll systems are still being updated to pay out weeks of back wages. Federal employees could start getting their money as soon as tomorrow, with most getting it by next week.

Snap Food Aid payments will return to their normal payment cycles, but how long that will take

depends on the state. Some states have already said they may need as long as a week. Elsewhere

in the government, backlogs of grant disbursements, loan applications, and customer calls that

have gone unanswered for 43 days need to be cleared.

Delayed environmental permits, workplace inspections, and contracting activities have piled up.

And national parks have a lot of cleaning and maintenance to catch up on.

The shutdowns effects on travel are expected to improve, but officials say it could take

at least a few days. Just yesterday, more than a thousand flights were still

canceled. Meanwhile, in Congress, the debate has continued on health care costs, since there's

supposed to be a vote on health care subsidies by the middle of next month. And then the next shutdown

threat is right around the corner. Since the deal Congress passed and President Trump signed

this week only funds much of the government through the end of January.

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