Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. The U.S. House Rules Committee has

wrapped up work on amendments to a bill that would end the longest shutdown in U.S.

government history. A full House vote is set for Wednesday. The U.S. Senate passed the measure

late Monday with the help of seven Democrats and one independent who sided with Republicans.

But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffrey says Democrats are still demanding the restoration

of health insurance tax subsidies in exchange for their votes to end the shutdown.

Our strong expectation is that Democrats will be strongly opposed.

Many have issued statements.

The New Dem Coalition, that's the largest

caucus within the House Democratic caucus opposed to this Republican spending bill because it fails

to address the health care crisis that Republicans have created. Senate Majority Leader John Thune

says he will hold to vote by mid-December on extending health care tax subsidies.

The Supreme Court is postponing its order to restore full snap benefits for two days.

The delay is to allow more time for final passage of a short-term spending bill.

President Trump's pardons of a former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and others accused of trying to overturn the election in 2020, do not apply to a criminal case in Georgia.

But WABEs, Alex Helmick, reports that the Georgia case is still in limbo.

The massive RICO case originally brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fawney Willis still does not have

a prosecuting attorney. That's after a Georgia court removed Willis because her relationship

with a special prosecutor created an appearance of impropriety. The prosecuting attorney's

council of Georgia has to name her replacement by November 14th or the indictments are dismissed. In a statement, the

council's executive director Pete Scandalakis said Trump's pardons only apply to federal charges,

not state, and his office is working on their assigned task without being influenced by outside

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