Muslim voters outraged with Biden after House passes $26 billion Israel aid with his blessing
President Biden is facing intense backlash from Muslim voters and organizations after the House of Representatives passed $26 billion in funding for Israel on Saturday. The bill also includes funding for Ukraine and Taiwan, and Biden said he would sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. Islamic organizations in the United States […]
Zelensky asserts that House passing foreign aid package shows Ukraine won’t be the ‘second Afghanistan’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the House of Representatives for passing a foreign aid bill supporting the country’s war effort against Russia and argued it shows the country will not face the same fate as Afghanistan. The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years in 2021 led to the country being overrun by the Taliban. […]
Blinken returns to China with warning over Russian military aid
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit China this week to make fresh threats about Beijing’s support for Russia, as the House greenlights a new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. A senior State Department official previewed Mr. Blinken’s April 24-26 trip to China in a call with reporters on Friday and explained […]
The House advanced its aid package. What does that mean for the future of TikTok?
Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance to sell the popular app or face bans in the United States. The bill has since been handed over to the Senate, but its future remains uncertain. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) made a splash on Saturday by […]
House passes $60B Ukraine aid bill as GOP rebels threaten to oust Johnson
The House has approved sending $60 billion to Ukraine for defense against Russian aggression, an issue that has upset Speaker Mike Johnson’s already dangerously thin majority. The aid package passed 311-112, with more Democrats voting in favor than Republicans. Only 101 Republicans voted for the bill, and 112 voted against it. In a dramatic moment […]
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Thank you America’ says Zelenskiy as aid passes House at last | Ukraine
The US House of Representatives finally approved more than $61 billion in military aid. Help Ukraine fight back against Russia. The Senate is scheduled to begin considering the bill on Tuesday, with some preliminary votes expected that afternoon. Final passage is scheduled for next weekThis would clear the way for US President Joe Biden to […]
House overwhelmingly passes $26 billion aid to Israel, Gaza as tensions with Iran escalate
The House of Representatives showed overwhelming bipartisan support for a $26 billion foreign aid bill that would provide funding to Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza. The bill predictably polarized the most right-wing and left-wing members of Congress. The former is furious about the State Department’s $9 billion in aid to civilians in Gaza, and […]
Senate Republican blasts House for passing foreign aid bills: Spending money ‘we don’t have’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) slammed the House for passing the foreign aid bill, saying Congress was spending money “we don’t have” and that the U.S. should instead focus on securing its own borders. He claimed that. “We’re going to take out more mortgages and rob our children’s futures by more than $100 billion,” Johnson said […]
US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling | House of Representatives
After months of stalling, the U.S. House of Representatives finally approved more than $61 billion in military aid to support Ukraine in its desperate defense against Russia, as well as billions of dollars worth of aid to other allies, including Israel and Taiwan. Approved military aid. In a bipartisan vote, 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans […]
Squad members push for amendment to deny aid to Israel
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mich., unsuccessfully introduced amendments to the bill that would have blocked Hamas from providing aid to Israel unless the hostages are released and a ceasefire is reached. It ended in location, a measure that the terrorist group has repeatedly rejected. The House Rules Committee refused to consider […]