1 big thing

Understanding the action on Capitol Hill

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We started this week talking about the possibility of a government shutdown, raising the debt ceiling and passing an ambitious new economic agenda for President Biden. By late Thursday, a government shut down had been averted -- but pretty much everything else was still on the table.

  • Plus, the pandemic backlog of cases.
  • And, a historic arts performance in New York City.

    • Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev, Alayna Treene, and Russell Contreras.

    Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

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    • Congress passes short-term government funding bill, averting shutdown
    • COVID-era criminals go free: Prosecutors dismiss cases as backlog mounts
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