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Biden urged Congress to negotiate an aid package as soon as possible. “We’re going to get it done,” he said.

Biden urged Congress to negotiate an aid package as soon as possible. “We’re going to get it done,” he said.

Biden urged Congress to negotiate an aid package as soon as possible. “We’re going to get it done,” he said.

Biden urged Congress to negotiate an aid package as soon as possible. “We’re going to get it done,” he said.

Biden urged Congress to negotiate an aid package as soon as possible. “We’re going to get it done,” he said.

Senators Call for Gershkovich's Return

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced Friday a bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release by Russia of two American detainees, Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. The resolution, co-sponsored by 27 senators, focuses on the continuing detention of Gershkovich, 32, a Wall Street Journal reporter, who was arrested on March 29 in the Urals…

The bipartisan leadership of the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has led the introduction of a call by 27 senators for the immediate release by Russian authorities of journalist Evan Gershkovich, who they say has been "wrongfully detained in Russia for merely doing his job."

Mitch McConnell says there is growing hope that the US may avert a shutdown after bipartisan support for a funding extension; Jason Clare to crack down on student visa rorting; British troops on standby as US warns Serbia to withdraw troops from border. Follow the latest here.

Biden and his team kept tabs but did not overly influence House Democratic votes for the measure, which passed largely with their support.