Shutdown Ends After 43 Days, Epstein Files Fight Intensifies, Southern California Braces for Major Storm, Edison to Issue Fire Settlements, Bishops Condemn Deportation Tactics, New L.A. Live Tower Proposed, Apple’s Cautious AI Strategy Draws Support

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

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The government shutdown ends after 43 days with federal workers returning and delays expected to linger. In Washington, newly released Epstein estate emails trigger a bipartisan push for full Justice Department disclosure. Southern California prepares for a dangerous atmospheric river storm, while Edison moves toward settlement offers for victims of the deadly Eaton Fire. U.S. Catholic bishops issue their strongest unified criticism in a decade against mass deportations. In business, Downtown L.A. sees new development plans with a proposed 49-story tower at L.A. Live and Apple’s restrained AI spending emerges as a strategic advantage as tech markets tighten.

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0:00.0	This is an L.A. Times Studios podcast.
0:08.8	Hi, I'm Faith Pino from L.A. Times Studios, and you're listening to Headlines.
0:13.5	Here are some of today's top stories from the Los Angeles Times.
0:17.3	After 43 days, the government shutdown came to an end Wednesday night.
0:21.7	After passing through both houses of Congress, President Trump signed a new spending bill into law.
0:27.6	Here's a look into how the deal came to be and what's next for the Democrats after giving in on health care subsidies.
0:34.3	And it's an honor now to sign this incredible bill and get our country working again.
0:42.5	The longest U.S. government shutdown ever has come to an end with President Donald Trump signing a funding bill.
0:51.0	The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222 to 209.
1:00.0	I'm proud of that achievement, but I'm really sad that it took us so long to get here.
1:05.0	Democrats had refused to support a short-term funding bill without an extension of an enhanced tax credit that lowers
1:12.9	the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Without it,
1:18.3	premiums on average will more than double for millions of Americans.
1:22.8	We cannot support the Republican effort to gut the health care of the American people.
1:28.3	Republicans said that was a separate policy fight to be held at another time.
1:34.3	Senate Majority Leader John Thune eventually promised Democrats a December vote on the tax credit extension to help resolve the standoff.
1:42.3	The record of 43-day shutdown shutdown caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks,
1:50.0	stranded scores of travelers at airports, and generated long lines at some food banks.
1:55.0	As people were just kind of on the edge and aren't able to buy food anymore. More and more people are going to these pantries.
2:02.2	And that emergency food system has been strained in ways that I personally have not seen before.
2:08.0	The political stakes in the shutdown are huge.
2:10.7	According to a poll from the Associated Press, Nork Center for Public Affairs Research,
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