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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 […]

Speaker Mike Johnson Torches Foreign Aid Bill: Border Must Come First

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) suggested in a statement Monday night that the Senate was wasting its time by passing tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid without enacting border security measures. In a statement released less than an hour before the Senate began a series of procedural votes calling for the Senate to […]

Bill Ackman marvels at 1930s video showing ‘no obese people’

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman lamented the obesity epidemic in the United States after watching a 1930 video of mostly thin people in New York City. Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, was reacting to a clip posted by the X account showing New Yorkers at a Manhattan newsstand nearly a […]