WHAT TO KNOW

* President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. * Lawyers for James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are set to ask a federal judge Thursday to dismiss the criminal cases against them, arguing that the U.S. attorney who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. * Emails released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday show Jeffrey Epstein sounding off on Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and more.

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