WASHINGTON — A government shutdown deadline, a standoff over President Donald Trump’s nominees and a renewed clash over the Jeffrey Epstein files await Congress as it returns Tuesday after a monthlong August recess. The top item on the agenda is the government funding deadline of Sept. 30 to avoid a shutdown. An unusual Republican and Democratic pairing say they believe they’ll have the support they need to force a House vote requiring the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.

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