America continues to fund both sides of conflicts and wars. This is typified by the latest Israel aid portion of the package voted on by the House of Representatives.
The $95 billion foreign aid package approved by the U.S. Congress provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenishes U.S. weapons systems and gives humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza
After an 80-19 vote in the afternoon on cloture, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday evening passed the National Security Supplemental measure by a vote of 79-18. It will now head to President Joe Biden's desk for signature.
More than 200 pro-Palestine protesters lined the bridge outside the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in University Heights outside of U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’, R-Iowa, campaign reception with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday afternoon. Waving Palestinian flags, protesters chanted “Mike Johnson, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” and called for a permanent
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.
In an unlikely alliance, a hardened conservative and a self-described
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday applauded the passage of legislation to provide Ukraine, Israel, and America’s Indo-Pacific partners with $95 billion in security assistance to support their national defense, including $9.15 billion in lifesaving humanitarian aid, and to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States. Fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley,
A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia's invasion force and Kyiv's shortages of military supplies, as well as billions in aid to Israel amid its war against Hamas. The Senate approved by 79 to 18 four […]
When Rep. Matt Gaetz and his band of political misfits cashiered former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, they assured us they were leading Republicans out of the wilderness and finally into the promised land.
President Biden on Wednesday signed the $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, calling out “MAGA Republicans” for the holdup to send aid to Ukraine. “It’s a good day for America, it’s a good day for Europe, and it’s a good day for world peace,” Biden said when announcing he signed the legislation. “It’s going to make []
A trio of rebellious conservatives nearly derailed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to move foreign aid to a vote last week, but the speaker said he does not want to punish them.
“Meet the Double Agent Who Now Controls House Conservatives,” the headline reads. “The spy’s mission was simple,” the story begins. “Gain their trust, become one of them, and eventually take them over.” The article claims to describe “the perfect mole” — a “clean-cut” politician “hungry for power and influence.” The subject: Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana. The twist: It was written in November 2018 — five years before Johnson rose to become the unlikely speaker of a deeply...