WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden signed into law today a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the U.S.
In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has approved a potential ban on popular social media app TikTok and a long-awaited foreign aid package for Israel and war-torn Ukraine.The Senate passed the $95.3 billion bill—which also includes aid for Taiwan—by a vote of 79-18. The House on Saturday approved the bill's individual components following months of gridlock. President Joe Biden has indicated that he intends to swiftly sign the bill into law.The ContextWhile the Senate initially passed a very...
House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle
The European Commission approved, on Monday, Romania’s plans to grant the state-owned national air carrier, TAROM, restructuring aid worth up to 95.3 million euros (473.69 million lei), based on the EU rules on aid state. “The restructuring aid granted by Romania that was approved today (Monday, n.r.) will contribute to maintaining the regional connectivity of […]
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Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to Senate for final approval after months of delay
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is returning to Washington on Tuesday to vote on $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, taking the final steps in Congress to send the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how
The Ukrainian president said Biden also assured him that a coming package of aid would include long-range and artillery capabilities.
Washington’s support for Ukraine should not dispel a sense of urgency among EU countries, Ukraine and its allies warn.
Ukrainian president urges Senate to ratify aid package so that country can strengthen frontline with RussiaUkraine’s president has said the vote by the US House of Representatives to pass a long-delayed $61bn (£49bn) military aid package demonstrated that his country would not be abandoned by the west in its effort to fight the Russian invasion.Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with US television that Saturday’s vote showed Ukraine would not be “a second Afghanistan”, whose pro-western...
The US Senate passed a similar measure a couple of months ago and is expected to approve the current bill in the coming week.
April 24 (UPI) — Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan will get military aid while TikTok will get a new owner in the United States or or be banned in the nation after President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion aid package bill into law Wednesday. The measure, H.R. 815, also called the National Security Supplemental, provides about $60 billion for Ukraine, […] The post Biden approves $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan — and potential TikTok ban first appeared on Gephardt Daily.