Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has predicted that former President Donald Trump will lose supporters if he backs the foreign aid proposals being pushed in the House chamber."If Trump supports this monstrous, unpaid for foreign aid debt buster, he will lose the very supporters who comprise his vanguard. Mark my words," Paul tweeted. — (@) President Joe Biden has backed the proposals, saying in a statement, "I strongly support this package to get critical...
After Iran's strikes on Israel, Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure to pass a foreign aid deal to support the embattled country. Senators passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in February. The deal also includes billions for Ukraine, which many in the GOP don't support. Johnson is also facing the threat of removal from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene if he moves forward with the Senate's bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced a plan for the congressional chamber to vote on measures that would provide U.S. aid for countries such as Israel and Ukraine.Johnson said there will be votes on the "measures separately in four different pieces" that will cover assistance for Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and issues pertaining to "national security priorities." GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said she believes this is the "wrong direction." "Our border is the number one...
Despite some backlash from conservative lawmakers, the $95 billion package that will provide military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with bipartisan support.Here's a breakdown of the $95 billion foreign aid package.UkraineThe aid bill for the war-torn U.S. ally is roughly $61 billion with Ukraine receiving the bulk of the funding. The amount allocated for the purchase of weapons to help Ukraine continue its fight against invading Russian...
How many federal agencies and officials knew ahead of time that the government was working with a private partner and the Chinese lab from which COVID-19 likely originated? According to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), potentially hundreds of U.S. federal employees knew that COVID-19 could have been a result of American and Chinese development in a lab.
After weeks of Russian advances, there are three areas where Ukraine could now strengthen its defences.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed four separate national security supplemental bills on Saturday, clearing the way for the foreign aid package to arrive at President Joe Biden’s desk.One bill contained roughly $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, one with approximately $26 billion for Israel, another with $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific, and a final one that included a series of other policy priorities like the sale of TikTok and the REPO act that would allow the U.S. to seize...
Yuval RosenbergApril 15, 2024Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel this weekend has ramped up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to
Republican Sen. JD Vance tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that “when you’re stretched too thin, you have got to focus, and you have got to rebuild your own country.”
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday promised that tens of billions of dollars of much-delayed military aid would be "quickly" sent to Ukraine as the country suffered a new battering from Russian strikes and a top official warned that Ukrainian troops face worsening pressure in coming weeks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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.
The Northland congressman bucked the plan pushed by his party's leadership and approved by near three-quarters of the U.S. House.