The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad. The vote to end a filibuster
By Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion foreign aid package aimed at bolstering support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ending months of legislative wrangling among lawmakers over extending help to the American allies. The package, which passed on a 79-18 bipartisan vote, combined four bills approved by
By Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion foreign aid package aimed at bolstering support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ending months of legislative wrangling among lawmakers over extending help to the American allies. The package, which passed on a 79-18 bipartisan vote, combined four bills approved by
By Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion foreign aid package aimed at bolstering support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ending months of legislative wrangling among lawmakers over extending help to the American allies. The package, which passed on a 79-18 bipartisan vote, combined four bills approved by
Majority leader Chuck Schumer says bill, which House approved last week, is ‘important part of our national security toolkit’The US Senate has reached an agreement to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program and plans to vote on it on Friday night, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said.If the Senate votes to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which the House approved last week, it would secure what supporters call a key element of the United...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced legislation Thursday that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americans’ civil liberties. The bipartisan legislation would reform and extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702, which […]
Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation and start the process of sending the money to Ukraine.
Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation and start the process of sending the money to Ukraine.
Legislation forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US has passed the House and is headed for a vote in the Senate Source
US legislation that would ban the popular TikTok app remains stalled in the Senate, where key Democrats struggled Wednesday to reach consensus.
After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a trajectory to pass before a midnight deadline. The expanded surveillance powers authorized by
The House of Representatives may soon vote on legislation that would effectively ban TikTok. Here's what's next.