national party increased its share of seats in the commons to 48 out of 49. we turn now to north korea. the u.s. envoy to north korea is urging pyongyang to resume denuclearization talks ahead of a year-end deadline. stephen biegun met with south korean officials in seoul monday and set a clear message to north korea, it is time to return to the negotiating table. >> president trump, president moon, and all of us who serve them have worked hard to keep open the door to negotiations with north korea. it has been a long year, and we have not made nearly as much progress as we would have hoped. but we will not give up. i have read closely the many comments from various north korean officials over the course of the past month. we have heard them all. it is regrettable that the tone of these statements towards the