On Washington Wednesday, Congress is running out of time to pass appropriations bills and avoid an omnibus to fund the government; on World Tour, news from around the globe; and parents and psychologists work with children whose social anxiety causes selective mutism. Plus, a brain worm, commentary from Joel Belz, and the Wednesday morning news.

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