The 43-day-long government shutdown cost $11 billion, according to figures from the Congressional Budget Office. ABC News' Alex Presha breaks down the numbers regarding the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/H4Onl_ | ABC News

Facing mounting pressure from his own political party, President Trump is now urging Republicans to release the Epstein files one day before the tentative vote to release them. ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl breaks down Trump’s reversal on the vote. Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/BCsOcr | ABC News

More than 200 million people across multiple U.S. states woke up on Tuesday to an early blast of winter with the first major snowfall of the season. Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/1st-major-snow-season-extreme-cold/story?id=127411936 | ABC News