The White House announces that some private entities will begin 24/7 operations to ease delays in supply shipments.
The US House of Representatives approves an extension of the nation's debt limit until early December.
In recent weeks, more than a dozen US officials working at the Colombian embassy and their families reported symptoms of Havana syndrome.
US health authorities warn that the number of new COVID-19 infections in children remains very high.
And also in the United States, doctors face advanced cases of cancer as a result of delayed tests and treatments due to the pandemic.