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NPR Politics

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 3:11 PM MDT

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.

NPR Politics

Eric McDaniel

Eric McDaniel edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.

See stories by Eric McDaniel

Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.