Hello everyone and welcome to Amonpur.

It's our responsibility to work not only here amongst ourselves, but across the aisle, to solve these problems for the Americans.

Is the government about to reopen? After 40 days, eight Democratic senators voted with Republicans,

moving towards ending the longest U.S. government shutdown in history. Then, a Syrian president

visits the White House for the first time in history. Former jihadist Al-Shada meets with President

Trump to discuss sanctions, security, and regional peace.

We dissect the significance of this moment.

And misogyny in Mexico.

President Claudia Seenbaum takes a stand after being publicly assaulted in the street.

I ask women's rights activist, Gabrielle Howeaghi, about this pervasive issue,

also ahead.

I think food is political, because these are

political issues, they're political choices.

Public health advocate, Marion Nessel,

speaks to Hari Shrinavassan about her new book, What to Eat Now.

And a warm welcome to the program, everyone.

I'm Paul Newton in New York, sitting in for Kristana Mumpur.

A nearly six-week-long stalemate has been broken, possibly,

and the longest U.S. government shutdown ever recorded could soon be coming to an end.

Eight senators in the Democratic caucus voted with Republicans to advance a measure to reopen the government and see most federal agencies funded through January.

Now, the move has split Senate Democrats and is strongly opposed by their leader, Chuck Schumer, as it dropped a

key demand to extend health insurance subsidies.

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