In a 50-50 vote with the tie broken by Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Republicans voted to strip Americans of the ability to collectively sue banks and credit card companies for fraud. The House overwhelmingly voted to place new sanctions on North Korea that would end all foreign aid and block US banking transactions with countries that do business with Pyongyang. Thailand is beginning a five-day state funeral for the country's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last year at 88 and served as the country's ruler for 70 years. Chinese President Xi Jinping has presented a new five-year government without a clear political heir, leaving the door open to Xi remaining in power past 2022. A California judge has tossed a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson over baby powder, saying there was no evidence that the product caused ovarian cancer.