Georgia Howe

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley.

It's Wednesday, November 12th, and this is Evening Wire.

The deal to end the shutdown is now in the hands of the House.

Voting is underway on the clean CR that would fund the government through January 30th and certain programs, including SNAP, for the entire fiscal year.

The vote is expected to pass the House and head straight to the president's desk, meaning we could have only hours remaining in this record-setting government shutdown.

While the shutdown appears poised to end, the fallout remains, especially for air travelers.

According to FlightAware.com, 980 flights have been delayed, while 893 were canceled as of midday today.

Airlines for America president and CEO Chris Sununu urged lawmakers to reopen the government as the air travel industry prepares for record Thanksgiving travel in just two weeks.

The White House is pushing back with force after House Democrats released Jeffrey Epstein emails mentioning the president.

In the message, Epstein described Trump as, quote, the dog that hasn't barked, referring to a victim they say spent time with him, later confirmed to be Virginia Giuffre.

She has since publicly cleared Trump of any wrongdoing.

Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt accused Democrats of fabricating a, quote, fake narrative, saying Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago years ago for harassing women.

Republicans call the release a smear tactic as pressure grows for Congress to make Epstein's full files public.

Another Kennedy has popped onto the political scene.

President John F. Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, kicked off his congressional campaign by putting his cousin, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on blast, accusing him of spreading deadly misinformation.

He claims to defend what he calls the real Kennedy legacy.

The 32-year-old Democrat is running for retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler's Manhattan seat.

Venezuela has announced a massive mobilization of its military in response to the increased U.S.

military presence in the Caribbean Sea, including the arrival of America's largest warship.