House passage of major foreign aid bills for Ukraine and Israel will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news programs.
After a long period of infighting within the Republican Party over whether to provide more aid to Ukraine, the House of Representatives on Saturday passed a new aid bill for Ukraine and Israel in the midst of a conflict in which both countries are involved. In addition to being an important victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), the House’s approval of further aid to Ukraine is a major victory for Ukrainian President Volodymyr, who appears on NBC’s “Meet the Press” this week. -It will also be seen as a victory for Zelenskiy. .
“I would like to thank the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and Speaker Mike Johnson personally for the decisions that put history on the right track,” President Zelenskiy said. Said he said in a post on social platform X on Saturday.
“Democracy and freedom will always be of global importance and will never fail as long as the United States supports the protection of democracy and freedom,” Zelenskiy’s post continued. “The important U.S. aid bill passed by the House today will stop the war from escalating, save thousands of lives, and help both countries emerge stronger.”
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) on ABC’s “This Week” said that prayers led Johnson to push the foreign aid bill through Congress and the decision to cut funding from another border security bill. It is said that it has been reached. ” Sunday.
“I think he was torn between trying to save his job and doing the right thing,” said McCall, a longtime supporter of increased aid to Ukraine and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
“We told him what’s at stake here and that you want to be on the right side of history. And he’s a man of faith. I haven’t been there yet, but obviously I asked for advice the night before I made the decision and called them the next day.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a strong critic of aid to Ukraine, went after Johnson after the foreign aid bill passed the House.
President Greene: “President Zelenskiy thanks House Speaker Mike Johnson (D-Ukraine) for sending $61 billion of your hard-earned tax dollars to foment foreign war.” Said X’s post also included a screenshot of Zelensky’s post.
“Mr. Johnson once again worked with Democrats to pass the bill, even as a majority of Republicans voted against it,” Greene continued. “Mike Johnson is not only a traitor to our conference, he is a traitor to our country.”
The entire jury in former President Trump’s hush money lawsuit in New York has been selected. Twelve jurors and six alternates were selected Friday after vetting about 200 potential jurors by the judge, Trump’s lawyers and Manhattan prosecutors.
“Jury selection for this case has been completed,” Judge Juan Melchan said.
The hush money trial began on Monday and was the first criminal trial of an American president. The former president was charged with falsifying business records related to repayments to former lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid the adult film actor $130,000 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election. He has been charged with a crime, which he denies. .
After the second day of jury selection in the trial, the former president called the reimbursement “legal costs.”
“I was paying a lawyer and I recorded it as legal fees. My accountant. I didn’t know,” Trump told reporters. “Please record it as a legal expense. That’s exactly what happened. Is that why you’re going to be prosecuted?”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Trump’s rival in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, is scheduled to appear on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” this week. Mr. Cruz is in a high-profile race to retain his Senate seat in his home state.
Below is the complete list of guests scheduled to appear on this Sunday’s talk show.
NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” — Congressman Glenn Ivey (R-Maryland).
ABC’s “This Week” — Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer;
NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
CBS’s “Face the Nation” — Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). Governor Josh Shapiro (Democrat of Pennsylvania).
CNN’s “State of the Union” — Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) and Kristi Noem (R.S.D.). Congressman Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas).
“Fox News Sunday” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut). Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida).
FOX News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” — Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah). Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). President Andrzej Duda of Poland.
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