Segments From This Episode

• It'll take a minute for the government to do the numbers

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a bill to end the government shutdown. But it could still be weeks before some federal government reports see the light of day.

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• The IRS' Direct File option is dead, though Free File lives on (with limitations)

  by Nova Safo

  

  The Trump administration says the Free File program offered through commercial tax preparation companies is a more effective option.

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• A dispatch from Brazil's climate summit

  While the U.S. has not sent an official delegation to the United Nations climate conference, dozens of state and local officials are now in the city of Belém. This includes California Governor Gavin Newsom, who presides over a state with a population the size of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Belgium combined. The BBC's Matt McGrath reports.

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