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After a Memorial Day break, Congress returns to the same problems they left behind

NPR | By Eric McDaniel,
Adrian Florido
Published May 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM PDT

Congress returns to town with the same problems they left before Memorial Day: immigration funding, opposition to a new Justice Department fund, and questions about Iran war oversight.

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Eric McDaniel
Eric McDaniel edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.
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Adrian Florido
Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.