House takes key test vote for Johnson’s $95B foreign aid plan after Dems help it advance
The House is voting Friday on whether to proceed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid plan after it cleared the first key procedural hurdle with support from Democrats. Friday morning’s vote is a kind of test vote on the four foreign aid bills, known as a “rules vote.” If passed, lawmakers would be […]
Mike Johnson betrays border security for more foreign aid
The border will be left unsecured and blank this year because House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has proposed a deal that would separate border security from what little influence Republicans had. In addition to funding the war between Ukraine and Israel, the Republican leadership’s plan would include a bill to force TikTok to divest from […]
Speaker Mike Johnson Relies on Minority Party Votes to Advance Foreign Aid Plan
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) made history Thursday night, effectively surrendering Republican majority control to Democrats just before midnight. For the first time in recorded history, since the House began keeping records, the House Rules Committee relied on a minority vote to advance proposed rules to the House floor over the objections of the majority. […]
House committee advances bipartisan $95B foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
Bipartisan House members moved a $95 billion foreign aid bill to counter Russian, Iranian and Chinese aggression late Thursday night out of committee, preparing for a contentious floor vote this weekend. In an unusual 9-3 vote, minority Democrats joined majority Republicans on the House Rules Committee. On the passage of more military aid funds and […]
Time to Close the Loophole Allowing Foreign Billionaires to Interfere in Our Elections
After years of hysteria over Russiagate and allegations of foreign influence in American elections, attempts to retake the White House and Congress in recent election cycles despite the federal government banning foreign contributions in American elections The Democratic effort was funded by $500 million from a shadowy foreign billionaire with the stated goal of turning […]
Foreign Aid Bills Would Send $95 Billion to Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific
The House foreign aid package bill to be voted on Saturday would allocate a combined $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region, with Ukraine accounting for the lion’s share of $60.84 billion. House Republicans join Appropriations Committee released Wednesday’s memo provided a breakdown of funding for the three bills included in the package, […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Calls Iran ‘Good-Neighborly and Friendly’ After Israel Barrage
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with the top diplomats of Iran and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, expressing support for Iran’s unprecedented bombing of Israel on Saturday and the entire Islamic world’s opposition to Israel. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian summed up his telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir […]
House Dissatisfaction with Johnson Explodes over Foreign Aid ‘Insanity’
Dissatisfaction with House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is rapidly growing, with Representatives Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) criticizing Johnson’s foreign aid. We share the frustration with the “madness” on the part of the banks in the framework. This includes more than three times as much money to Israel as to Ukraine, while […]
Johnson’s foreign aid proposal likely dead on arrival unless Democrats throw lifeline
The plan to move forward with foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel could be dead on arrival in the House unless Democrats throw Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a lifeline to overcome opposition within the Republican conference. Johnson unveiled his long-awaited plan to provide aid to U.S. allies during a closed-door meeting on Monday, proposing to […]
House sends foreign surveillance reform bill to Senate
The House on Monday concluded proceedings on a bill to reform state warrantless surveillance powers, sending the controversial reauthorization to the Senate. Monday’s vote came after a tie vote on the floor of an amendment to add a warrant requirement to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The bill was rejected by […]