What a looming government shutdown means for McCarthy

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<p>Congress is racing against time to avert a shutdown, with no clear road to a deal. <a href=“https://apple.news/ABWm7DpfYTnutA7G-1bzzKQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes”>NBC News</a> is on the story.</p> <p><a href=“https://apple.news/ACZ1QypoORDesDSzTrgX0dA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes”>NPR</a> has tips for how borrowers can prepare for the resumption of student-loan payments, after a long pause during the pandemic.</p> <p>Senators are pressing for <a href=“https://apple.news/Ajz64iqlMRVut8x1nI1u6NQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes”>Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Evan Gershkovich&rsquo;s release as he reaches six months in Russian custody.</p> <p><a href=“https://apple.news/AEJS2mTEST8SXt5sqtMr-8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes”>National Geographic</a> looks at the animal-free return of the Ringling Circus.</p>