WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing a choice between potentially losing his job and advancing aid for Ukraine, forged ahead Wednesday toward a vote later this week on a package of funding that also includes Israel and Taiwan. After agonizing over how to proceed on the package for days, the Republican speaker notified […]
President Joe Biden says that he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. His words send crucial bipartisan support to the effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies. Before potential weekend voting, Johnson is facing a choice between losing his job and aiding Ukraine. He notified lawmakers Wednesday that he would forge ahead despite growing anger from his right flank. Shortly after Johnson released...
Ukraine’s outnumbered troops have been forced to retreat from three villages on the eastern front lines, the country’s top commander said Sunday, as Russian forces push to break through its beleaguered defenses while Kyiv waits for newly committed U.S. military aid to arrive. It was a rare admission from Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, that his troops were not only struggling, but also that Russia was gaining the upper hand. In a lengthy post on his Telegram channel...
The U.S. Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was the keynote speaker and spoke to WANE 15 about various issues surrounding the republican party.
After months of GOP infighting, House lawmakers have passed foreign aid funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Speaker Johnson is facing Republican calls to resign over the funding.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. U.S. president Joe Biden has told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive national security aid package that includes $60-billion for Ukraine. The wait for more funding from the U.S. has dragged on for months, all while Russia continues to press ahead in […]
From backbencher to House speaker, Mike Johnson has done a dramatic turnabout on aid to Ukraine. He may lose his job as speaker because of it.
House Speaker Mike Johnson lost more than 25% of his Republican conference Friday on a procedural vote to advance four foreign aid bills. The measure Read More
House Republican leadership on Wednesday unveiled three bills that are part of a complicated plan by Speaker
The House passed a four-bill $95 billion foreign aid package over the weekend that includes $60 billion in additional aid for Ukraine. The bill could Read More
Coalition of lawmakers helped legislation clear procedural hurdle to reach final votes, following opposition from rightwing RepublicansThe US House pushed ahead on Friday with a $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support after Democrats came to the rescue of Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker.A coalition of lawmakers helped the legislation clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend, as Friday morning’s vote followed a rare move late on...