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Happening now, the government is back open, but flights are still canceled this morning and full snap benefits are still undelivered.

So when will things return to normal?

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joins us here live in the situation room.

Plus, a major blow to immigration crackdowns in Illinois, a federal judge orders the release of hundreds arrested under the Trump administration's

efforts. We are live on the ground in Chicago. Epstein emails the House planning to vote on

whether to release the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein files as early as next week. Just ahead,

Epstein survivor Haley Robson is live right here in the Situation Room.

Plus, Lindsey Halligan in the hot seat. Any moment now, a judge will hear challenges to cases against two of President Trump's political foes, James Comey and Latisha James.

The question, does Halligan have the authority to try these cases and later

making housing more affordable the Trump administration is quote actively

evaluating so-called portable mortgages what is it and what this means for you

welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the Situation Room.

We begin with America's longest government shutdown over this morning.

Finally, more than half a million

federal workers are reporting back to work, but things are not back to normal by any means.

Flight delays will linger, workers have to wait for back pay, and the deal to fund the government

goes only through the next three months. Last night, President Trump signed the bill into law,

but not before blasting Democrats for the record 43-day standoff.

Today, we're sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion,

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