The House of Representatives voted 222–209 to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the bill to the Oval Office after 43 days of halted services, unpaid workers, and widespread economic strain. The compromise measure funds several government departments through January but leaves unresolved partisan battles over health care tax credits that Democrats had sought to extend.
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Women need more access to free period products
Mamatoto Village, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit, has launched a period-product pantry to provide free reproductive health care products to Black residents in the 7th Ward, in an effort to break the cycle of period poverty.