ritika: with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. house speaker nancy pelosi says the chamber could pass a pen the mac relief package this week. still, a deal with the white house remains elusive, and the republican led senate may not act before the election. of moving each other the goal posts posts on the legislation. isthe senate, a final vote set for today on amy coney barrett's final nomination to the supreme court. chuck schumer accused republicans of using raw political power to get barrett confirmed before election day. the british government is indicating it is optimistic about a trade deal with the european union. the latest round of talks between the u.k. and the eu has been extended into the middle of this week. earlier this month, britain temporarily walked away from negotiations for a free-trade agreement. the coffee and matching to be' is in talks