It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC.

I'm Amina Serna, a producer for the Brian Lairn show filling in for Brian today.

Good morning, everyone.

Coming up on today's show, we'll talk to an emergency

physician who is also a health equity advocate about the fight over the Affordable Care Act subsidies

and how they're going to have real effects on people's access to health care. Plus, what's

going on with the school bus system here in the city? Parents and students say they deal with

terrible service, like a bus that never comes, or students spending actual hours on the bus for

shortish trips. And the city and school bus operators are in a contract dispute. WMIC and

Gothamist reporter Jessica Gould will explain where that stands and whether families might see improved bus service any time soon.

And we'll wrap today's show with a conversation with the CEO of City Meals on Wheels, which provides food to homebound seniors.

Thanksgiving is just a week away, and the holiday season is a busy time for food assistance organizations.

We'll ask her how you can help check in on your elderly neighbors and get them the help if they need it.

But first, Congress has overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And last night, President Donald Trump signed it into law.

But it's unclear when or whether the public will see those files in whole or even in part.

That's because baked into the bill are several exceptions that could prevent a full release.

For one, Attorney General Pam Bondi is allowed to withhold or redact information

that, quote, would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution. And since

Friday, at the behest of Trump, Bondi has opened an investigation into top Democrats on connections to Epstein.

This month marks a decade since President Trump has been in office, with a seemingly firm

grip on the Republican Party, despite being out of office for four of those years.

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