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Biden blames Congress aid snafu for fall of Ukrainian city, warns more may follow

President Biden blames the “absurd” failure of US lawmakers to approve emergency aid to Ukraine for the fall of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka to Russia over the weekend, raising the possibility that other cities may fall as well. It warns that there is. Mr. Biden, 81, came on Saturday, the same day Ukraine was […]

John Bolton presses Congress to pass Ukraine aid in wake of Navalny death

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Congress should pass more aid to Ukraine following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “The way we express our feelings, especially in the United States, is to get this support package for Ukraine approved and get us out of the political turmoil that we’ve been through, […]

AI robocall ban puts pressure on Congress, FEC

of Federal Communications Commission Last week, the FCC voted unanimously to recognize AI-generated voices as “artificial” and ban their use under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The vote was taken immediately after the call was made with an AI-generated spoof voice. president biden It spread across New Hampshire ahead of the state’s primary election. Experts […]

Budget chief faces heat as Congress feuds over spending 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Philip Swagel faced hours of questioning before the House Budget Committee about challenges to the nation’s fiscal trajectory and some heated battles from Republicans over the accuracy of the agency’s forecasts. Ta. Against a backdrop of partisan battles on Capitol Hill over how to fund the government, Congress’ bipartisan scorekeeper […]

House Intelligence chair says Congress has been made aware of ‘serious national security threat’

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) warned on Wednesday that members of Congress are receiving “information regarding significant national security threats.” “I urge President Biden to declassify all information related to this threat so that Congress, the administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions needed to address this threat,” […]