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 5:11 PM EDT

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.

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.

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