The bill includes some $4 billion to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, which intercept '99%' of Iran 's drone attacks over the weekend. The two parties remain at an impasse as the White House has made clear President Joe Biden does not support a package with aid for only Israel. House PASSES bill to give $14 billion in aid to Israel by cutting IRS funding
Speaker Mike Johnson will hold four separate votes in the House after US assistance previously languished in a divided Congress
Military officials in Israel announced on Tuesday that a hostile attack drone was neutralized by a sea-based missile system for the first time. The ship deployed ‘C-Dome’ system, a nautical version of the successful ‘Iron Dome’ platform, intercepted the loitering munition after being launched by an Israeli Sa’ar 6-class corvette. The drone was reportedly traveling
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Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for Israel Defense Forces, issued a video statement Saturday night reiterating instructions to Israeli civilians to stay in sheltered places while acknowledging that the Iron Dome defence system has been fully operational.
To say that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) knows literally nothing about running a business is to commit the greatest understatement since the Brits referred to the Blitz as "a bit of a bother." AOC, unlike many politicians, has actually had a real job, as a bartender, but her time in Congress has been marked by hostility to all things business-related.
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....
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, according to an Israeli official, and 99 per cent were intercepted.
The system was used to shoot down the incoming barrage of drones, missiles and rockets fired from Iran, and has been working in full-force to handle attacks throughout the war against Hamas.
Mike Johnson released the bill texts amid calls by two far-right representatives to remove him from the speakership