Congress appears poised to avoid partial government shutdown

Lawmakers are confident they will vote to extend funding today. Plus, Capitol Hill works on infrastructure bills, three congresswomen will testify about their experiences with abortion, 23 new species have been declared extinct and there's (finally) a film museum in Los Angeles. (Audio: Associated Press) Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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