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Lower earnings this year are forcing five-star restaurants across the country to look for ways to cut costs without compromising quality. In Portland, Maine, chef Sam Hayward is sustaining his clientele with homegrown comfort foods that are less expensive to prepare — like fish cakes and beans.

The Senate and House have approved a $1.5 trillion government spending package, plus $13.6 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine. Billions in new COVID aid requested by the White House was cut.

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held its first public hearing Thursday. Republican Liz Cheney broke with virtually all of her GOP colleagues to help lead the probe.

Also: FEMA starts giving financial aid to Hurricane Harvey victims; the U.S. urges Myanmar to protect fleeing Rohingya Muslims; and President Trump's commission on voting meets again today.

Also: Papa John's CEO steps down over controversial remarks; Alabama Senator-elect Doug Jones says the campaign was "surreal"; and firefighters gain ground against California's Thomas Fire.

Also: A poll finds more Latinos report discrimination; the Trump Administration will vote at the U.N. against ending its Cuba embargo; and Game 7 of the World Series is tonight.

Also: Rock musician Tom Petty has died; the Supreme Court takes up a gerrymandering case; and baseball's Hall of Fame is getting a bobblehead museum collection.

Also: A Saudi coalition will ease a blockade on Yemen; U.S. Democrats attend the climate summit in Germany; and a federal jury resumes work in the conspiracy trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ).

As stay-at-home orders set in across the country, Americans are still buying more staple foods than normal, but the spikes in purchases are slightly calmer than a few weeks ago.

Also: A government shutdown looms as Congress can't agree on a spending bill; a powerful storm roars through Europe; and former CIA Director Stansfield Turner dies.