The White House said Tuesday that separate aid bills set for a vote in the US House this week appear to meet the long-delayed military needs of Ukraine and Israel.But US President Joe Biden needs to study the proposals by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson more closely before making a final decision, it added.Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on the bills after after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right-wing. Whether Johnson...
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John Kirby said the Biden administration does not support a Congressional aid package solely for Israel, when other countries like Ukraine and Taiwan still need the United States’s help as well. The post White House Says it Does Not Approve of Stand-Alone Aid Package for Israel first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
Kemba Walden, the former acting national cyber director, said that a ransom payment ban is the ultimate goal.
Assault believed to be imminent as the US, Russia, France and India warn their citizens to avoid travel in the region
There remains a “real,” “credible” and “viable” threat of Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel, the White House said Friday, as President Joe Biden receives constant updates on the situation from his national security team. “We’re watching this very, very closely,” said John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, who declined to provide information about the expected timing of the threat. But he said US officials were in “constant communication” with their Israeli counterparts...
'They've got to do more, they've got to make changes,' Kirby said. On Friday a group of more than 30 House Democrats including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded Biden halt the transfer of weapons to Israel
President Biden condemned the “brazen attack” by Iran against Israel, but the White House also confirmed that it’s not trying to escalate the conflict further.
The White House on Thursday offered mild sympathy to the family of football hall of famer O.J. Simpson, who passed away of cancer earlier in the day.
President Joe Biden toughened his rhetoric toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Thursday.
Over 300 drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles were launched by Iran at Israel, but 99 percent were intercepted, US officials said.
'The House of Representatives stands strongly with Israel, and there must be consequences for this unprovoked attack,' says House Majority Leader Steve Scalise