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12:30 Report — Ukraine funding bill faces murky path in House

It’s Tuesday. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region of the United States I’m on guard Prepare for a powerful nor’easter storm. Stay warm and dry. ☃️ Here’s what happened today: Senators fought all night to pass the bill. ukraine aid The 22 Republican senators who voted in favor of the bill earlier this morning voted in favor […]

Kansas Bill Would Allow Pregnant Women to Claim Child Support

A Republican-led bill in Kansas would recognize the personhood of a fetus and allow pregnant women to claim child support for medical and pregnancy-related expenses after the date of conception. called a bill Senate Bill 425change State Law Kansas Reflector includes fetus in legal definition of child report Monday. According to the report: Any embryo […]

Congress faces ‘existential moment’ over $95B foreign aid bill: Dem representative

Washington DC – The Senate’s $95 billion foreign aid plan faces challenges from House Republicans, but their Democratic allies say it is essential to preserving democracy around the world. “We are now in an existential moment for global democracy, and either the United States stands up for freedom and democracy around the world, or it […]

White House says House GOP rejection of bipartisan Senate bill helps Russia, Iran

The White House on Tuesday urged House Republicans to reverse course and work on a bipartisan funding package to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and other allies that passed the Senate in an early morning vote. White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates said in response to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)’s rejection of the Senate […]

Senate Passes Ukraine Aid Bill After Republicans Pull All-Nighter Delaying Passage

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday morning that would appropriate $95 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after several Republican senators delayed passage for eight hours with opposition speeches. On February 4, the Senate released language for a bipartisan national security bill that would provide aid to Ukraine during its conflict […]

Senate to pass controversial foreign aid bill sending billions to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The Senate is expected to pass a $95 billion national security supplement package to aid Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific after a messy process that ended early Tuesday morning. The supplemental package does not include any border security provisions, and several Republican senators took the time early over the weekend to collectively filibuster the package […]

Senate on path to advance foreign aid bill despite some Republican opposition

The Senate is on track to pass an additional $95 billion national security package to support Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region after the Senate passed several key procedural votes Monday night. It’s progressing. The additional package does not include any border provisions, and several Republican senators spent several days starting Saturday collectively filibustering the […]