who have fallen victim to decreased cross-border trade with China since the pandemic began.

The Housepassed the bill.All but two Democrats voted to pass the measure.

sending it to the Senate ahead of a Friday deadline.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries originally called the two-step plan a nonstarter.McCarthys ouster paralyzed the House from moving any legislation for three weeks amid Republican Party infighting over who should replace him.

Congress reached a last-minute deal to fund the government through Nov.the government is set to shutdown Saturday.

agriculture and energy until Jan.

but later said Democrats would support it given its exclusion of spending cuts and extreme right-wing policy riders.urging Washington to be more proactive toward Pyongyang and quickly appoint a special advisor on North Korea policy.

Such provocations have often resulted in negative consequences for U.as the North has refused to negotiate the end state of demolishing its nuclear weapons.

there has been no room for trust building to take place between the two.while Kim reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.