By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Late Thursday night, the House Rules Committee passed a series of foreign aid bills out of committee using Democratic support, in a sign that Republicans in the chamber will need to rely on Democrats to pass the legislation. Three Republicans – Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of
The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in sending aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as soon as Saturday. In an extraordinary move, more Democrats (165) supported the measure than Republicans (151). The Democratic votes were necessary to overcome opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson’s right flank, who will likely only increase their calls to oust him. The fight over the bills – and the potential for right-wing...
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters after a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to advance a bill that provides aid to Ukraine and Israel. Several hardline Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, were opposed to the bill. Republicans may move to oust him as House Speaker for allowing the vote. The final vote on the bill could happen as soon as Saturday.
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President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package into law on Wednesday, including almost $60 billion in aid to Ukraine that was previously stalled by hard-right Republicans who oppose the aid. The bill also included provisions that would require parent company ByteDance to divest from TikTok or the app would be banned from
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House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts speak during a news conference at
With Democratic support, the legislation overcomes a major procedural hurdle and is expected to head to a weekend vote by the full House.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells reporters that the foreign aid bills that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan must be passed before Democrats decide whether they will oppose a Republican motion to vacate the chair and oust Speaker Mike Johnson after putting the legislation on the floor. "Moscow Marjorie Taylor Greene, Massie and Gosar are quite a groupand I’m sure that will play some role in our conversation. But, central to the conversationis to make sure that the...