PoliticsVOA Focus: US Congress Holds Hearing Calling for Jimmy Lai’s Release Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

The program highlights a planned meeting between US Treasury Secretary Bessent and He Lifeng to finalize economic and trade outcomes for the Trump-Xi meeting, the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in three years, and a congressional hearing urging Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of Xi Jinping’s US visit. It also covers a Russia sanctions vote and new Saudi-Houthi airstrikes in Yemen.