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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged the U.S. House to immediately take up Senate-passed supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel on Monday as he hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office. The visit came as Biden aimed to highlight the efforts other nations are making to support Ukraine. It followed the Czech government’s announcement that it is sending 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine, which Kyiv says is badly needed on the battlefield against...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged the U.S. House to immediately take up Senate-passed supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel on Monday as he hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office. The visit came as Biden aimed to highlight the efforts other nations are making to support Ukraine. It followed the […]
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
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided party and pressure to act, House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out three bills Wednesday to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, with the hope of holding final votes on Saturday. The bills represent a major test of Johnson’s ability to navigate a thicket of political and global challenges with a wafer-thin majority. And it comes as Johnson, R-La., faces a serious threat to his gavel from Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky....
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...
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...
The House passed a long-stalled foreign aid package on Saturday that gives
The House of Representatives has voted to advance four separate bills that include two on funding for Ukraine and Israel. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on what comes next for the legislation as Speaker Johnson discusses the vote with reporters.
House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies at a critical moment at home and abroad. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson this
Speaker Mike Johnson will hold four separate votes in the House after US assistance previously languished in a divided Congress
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 […]