Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur will become the longest-serving woman in its history when Congress convenes Tuesday. Yet after 40 years, she sometimes feels like an outsider coming from a place and people many colleagues have forgotten. https://apnews.com/article/marcy-kaptur-ohio-interview-heartland-overlooked-adac4970af806c7eb9ea4fb529d12432 | AP

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter. It's up to each federal agency to determine how it handles a shutdown, but there would be disruptions in many services. | AP