President Joe Biden has given his blessing to a new national security supplemental aid package. “I strongly support this package to get critical support to Israel and Ukraine, provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific,” the president said Wednesday in a prepared statement. “Israel is […]
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
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) offered a rare Democratic rebuke of the Biden administration’s rhetoric on the war in Ukraine during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday. Smith, the ranking member on the committee, was following up on questions from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) to Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, on whether the administration considered the repatriation of Crimea and the Donbas as necessary for a Ukrainian victory. ...
Two months ago, a majority of Republicans opposed the $95 billion foreign aid bill when it came to the Senate floor for a vote. Ten Read More
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks to former Vice President Mike Pence on the Republican Party’s stance regarding renewing aid to Ukraine.
The State Department told reporters that Washington's relationship with Ukraine is "entirely different" than its partnership with Israel amid questions over the United States' involvement in both nations' conflicts.Kyiv officials have asked its Western allies for more direct support in its fight against Russia after a coalition of militaries—including the U.S., United Kingdom and France—helped Israel defend itself against a barrage of missiles launched by Iran on Saturday. The majority of the...
The House of Representatives has called out anew its members who are using protocol plates bearing the number “8,” saying these plates are not considered legitimate and authorized.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled a gambit to burst a legislative logjam and unleash a four-vote flood including a standalone vote on tens of billions in American taxpayer aid to Ukraine.
President Joe Biden and Democrats won big in the House Saturday, when it voted resoundingly in support of Ukraine aid. This could mark a turning point for Republicans, leaving them with a choice: to admit defeat and start governing, or to keep fighting with each other. For months, both former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and current Speaker Mike Johnson have catered to Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of the House GOP on Ukraine aid, insisting that it could not pass without a harsh immigration and...
Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS), one of the youngest House Republicans, is not running for reelection in 2024, joining the mass exodus of GOP members leaving Congress after a tumultuous year on Capitol Hill. LaTurner, 36, announced his retirement from the House on Thursday. The Kansas congressman is the 22nd House Republican to decide against running […]
The Senate approved tens of billions in foreign aid on Tuesday, bringing to a close a congressional standoff that sharply divided Republicans over the conflict in Ukraine. Seventy-nine senators, including a decided majority of Republicans, voted to send the $95 billion defense bill to President Joe Biden’s desk. The House passed the aid on Saturday. […]
“Don’t talk about what weapons we want to give them. We’re not giving them what they need now, and it has been months in the coming!” Rep. Rosa DeLauro pleaded.