Evening Report — House, Senate try to work it out on Ukraine

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Speaker of the House Johnson (Republicans) are trying to pass a Ukraine and border aid package, but Republican lawmakers are pushing back.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told senators this week that the House of Commons would send a report. ukraine The plan, which will soon be introduced in the Senate, also floated the idea of ​​making foreign aid more like a loan or lend-lease program so that taxpayers don’t foot the bill without any guardrails. surfaced.

But Johnson did not say whether the Ukraine aid package would include tough border security reforms. He told Republican senators that the House plans to introduce a Ukraine aid bill, but it doesn’t fit with the deal. $95 billion in foreign aid package The Senate passed it last month. (The Hill)

Meanwhile, Senate Republican leaders Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) continues to pressure Prime Minister Johnson on the national security spending package passed by the Senate.

“Finish the job,” he said on the floor Thursday.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) called for an election in Israel to replace Israel’s prime minister in a “major speech” on Thursday. benjamin Prime Minister Netanyahu In response to the Israel-Hamas war.

Schumer, highest elected Jewish official The most important defender of Israel in American history, he has remained largely silent about his thoughts on the war. But his message Thursday was clear. By “all too willing to tolerate civilian casualties in Gaza,” Prime Minister Netanyahu is “prioritizing his own political survival over Israel’s best interests” and is undermining global support for Israel. It is decreasing.

“As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me that after October 7, the Netanyahu coalition is no longer in Israel’s It doesn’t meet the needs of the people.” The hostages were detained by Hamas.

Schumer stopped short of pushing for a permanent ceasefire, instead saying: president bidenrequires temporary ceasefire.

Republican leaders slammed Schumer’s comments.

• senate minority leader mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called them “grotesque” and “hypocritical.”speaker microphone johnson (R-Rabada) called them “shocking” and “patently wrong.”
• House majority whip tom emmer (R-Minnesota) said the comments were “unprecedented and extremely dangerous.”

(The Hill)

vice president harris visited planned parenting Women’s reproductive rights advocated at Minnesota clinic Thursday after Supreme Court upset Roe vs. Wade In 2022.

Harris is the first sitting vice president to publicly visit a facility that provides abortion care.

“I came to this medical clinic to uplift the work happening in Minnesota as an example of what true leadership looks like,” she said after the tour. “It is about understanding that it is right and fair for people to have access to the health care they need and in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect.” (The Hill)

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee jim jordan (R-Ohio) Fulton County District Attorney says. Fanny Willis (D) may be subject to a contempt hearing over a subpoena requesting information regarding the use of federal funds.

Mr. Willis’ office responded to the subpoena in February with a written statement, but Republican lawmakers said Mr. Willis was responsible for everything related to the former employee’s allegations of possible misuse of federal aid. He claims he was not handed over.

“While we appreciate the limited documentation produced in response to the subpoena, compliance with the subpoena to date has been inadequate,” Jordan said in the letter.

“If they fail to do so, the committee will consider further action, including the imposition of contempt of Congress.”

It is not clear whether the federal funds in question were ultimately improperly spent. (The Hill)

Former Treasury Secretary in the Trump Administration Steven Mnuchin Says it is trying to compete with a group that could buy the viral video platform tick tock Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the app’s China-based parent company to be sold or face a ban.

“I think it should be sold,” Secretary Mnuchin said in an interview. CNBC Wednesday. “This is a great business. We’re going to form a group to buy TikTok.”

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Bonus: 5 things to know about a possible TikTok ban.

and: fox news host Brian Kilmeade And Sen. rand paul (R-Ky.) clashed over a possible ban on TikTok and ownership of the company.

space x The giant rocket almost completed its one-hour test flight, but the spacecraft crashed to Earth near the end of the flight, losing the spaceship.

The company announced that it could no longer be contacted. starship As I neared the finish line, a drop of water fell down. Indian Ocean. Until then, almost everything had gone according to plan since the launch in Texas, near the Mexican border. (The Hill)

“President Xi’s paranoid news shutdown is aimed at controlling discourse.” written by a journalist Simone Gao.

“President Putin’s Russian opponents deserve honest answers from big tech companies.” write patrick quike of the International Republican Association.

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president biden, vice president harrisand Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend the annual general meeting Teppan dinner Saturday.