Blistering Russian attacks on Ukraine target Kyiv.

A specially calculated attack to cause as much harm as possible to people and civilians,

says Volodymyr Zelensky.

I'm Ayesha Roska.

And I'm Scott Simon, and this is up first from NPR News.

The Russian campaign comes as Zelenskyy also. Scott Simon, and this is up first from NPR News.

The Russian campaign comes as Zelensky also confronts a corruption scandal in the capital.

We have details.

Also President Trump targets the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Look at what's at issue. And House lawmakers may vote to release the government's Epstein files

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First up, a reopened federal government after a Capitol Hill showdown resulting in a 43-day shutdown.

Central to that showdown were the expiring health care subsidies causing sticker shock

to Affordable Care Act enrollees across the country.

But the deal that ended the shutdown didn't address those subsidies, and Congress is

staring down that impasse and more divisive issues,

including the Epstein files. And peer congressional correspondent, Deirdre Wals, joins us. Deirdre,

thanks so much for being with us. Thanks, Scott. House came in and voted for one day after they'd

been gone for more than 50, but Speaker, Mike Johnson, says they're coming back

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