Not all food staple costs are expected to ease.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries originally called the two-step plan a nonstarter.he had little time to corral his members around a plan to keep the government open.

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled the measure less than a week before funding from a short-term bill passed in September was set to expire.But dissent from within his own party over its lack of spending cuts or funding for border security required Johnson to rely on Democratic votes to get it over the finish line.Only one Democratic senator voted against the measure.

None have been passed by both chambers.The House has passed seven bills.

The funding bills are often grouped together into a large piece of legislation.

and ended up in the same situation as McCarthy needing Democratic votes to pass a bill that did not include spending cuts demanded by conservativesMedia reports said Pyongyang taking such a military posture was contradictory to its cooperation with the South for the Olympics.

has been taking a cautious stance.the unification ministry said Thursday the government will offer audience seats to the public for performances by a 140-member North Korean orchestra in Gangneung.

led by Vice Sports Minister Won Kil-u.The government will also separately receive recommendations from local governments for the remaining seats.