Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

The House is debating a bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Most Democrats are expected to vote against it.

Connecticut Democratic Representative Rosa DeLauro criticized Republican leaders for not further extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, which expire at the end of the year.

Speaker Johnson has indicated that he will not deal with it. He has shown no interest in holding a

vote on extending the health care subsidies, which would prevent monthly costs from soaring.

Republicans have tried to say they will deal with this problem their own way, but they have no plan.

The bill would temporarily fund the government through January, with longer funding for some programs like SNAP food assistance.

It would also reverse the firings of workers who were let go during the shutdown.

A vote will likely take place later tonight.

House Democrats released

emails between Jeffrey Epstein and his confidants, suggesting President Trump may have known

about Epstein's sexual abuse of underage girls. In one email, Epstein wrote that Trump spent

hours with one of the victims at Epstein's house, and in another, he wrote that Trump, quote, knew about the girls.

Democrat Robert Garcia of California tells NPR the public has a right to know what the president knows.

I think that the emails today show clearly that there is a relationship between Donald Trump and Epstein.

As far as what Donald Trump knew, what he participated in, I think are real questions.

And I think the thing on everyone's mind, certainly those of us on the committee, is why the cover-up?

Why won't the White House release the full Epsine files?

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has signed a petition to allow a vote on a bill that would force

the Justice Department to release files relating to Epstein. That vote could take place in early

December. Six months after the Justice Department canceled millions of dollars in federal grant

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