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 […]
HOWARD KURTZ: Trump’s NATO comments trigger fierce media, European opposition
Donald Trump announced some news that has resonated around the world. He wasn’t the one who signed the law increasing musicians’ incomes so Taylor Swift shouldn’t support Joe Biden after Kansas City’s amazing Super Bowl comeback (“Her boyfriend’s I love Travis.” It wasn’t about “getting rid of the sick political class that hates our country, […]
Socialists Stone and Beat Opposition with Sticks in Venezuela
Maria Colina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and front-runner for a ban in the yet-to-be-scheduled presidential election against dictator Nicolás Maduro, suffered a socialist mob’s attack on her campaign event on Wednesday. and said he had beaten his supporters “with sticks and stones.” “More than 100 regimes collectivos They attacked with sticks and stones, injuring numerous […]
Opposition to popular El Salvador leader may request nullification of congressional election results
As El Salvador’s electoral body begins a vote-by-vote count of last week’s election results, opposition forces warned on Wednesday that they could seek to invalidate the results of parliamentary elections on the grounds of fraud. While no one doubts the victory of popular President Nayib Boukre, who was re-elected with 83% of the vote, all […]
Senate Bill Explodes Chain Migration Despite Opposition from 63% of Voters
The bill from Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Iowa-Ariz.) was approved by the U.S. despite majority opposition. number of likely voters, which would lead to an explosive increase in the level of so-called “chain migration” to the United States.Chain migration allows naturalized U.S. citizens to sponsor an unlimited […]
Republicans gear up to impeach Mayorkas as opposition to Ukraine and border bill continues to grow – US politics live | US immigration
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature House Republicans prepare to impeach Mayorkas as opposition to immigration deal grows Good morning, readers of the US Politics Blog. Yesterday, House Republican leaders made it clear that they would not under any circumstances support the immigration change bill being negotiated […]
Sen. Deb Fischer Announces Opposition to Lankford Immigration Plan
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) said Monday that she cannot vote in favor of a border bill that funds the security of other countries while putting the security of the United States at “risk.” “The American people want Congress to pass legislation that secures our borders to keep our country safe,” Fischer, ranking member of the […]
Troubles grow for bipartisan border bill amid Senate GOP opposition
A bipartisan border bill is facing increasing challenges as Republicans seek more time to review the bill and more lawmakers have made it clear they have no intention of allowing it to move forward in its current form. It seems so. Senate Republicans met Monday to discuss the draft, with nearly all of them calling […]
Nayib Bukele Declares One-Party Rule, Opposition ‘Pulverized’ in El Salvador Presidential Election
El Salvador’s President Nayib Boucle declared himself the winner of a second five-year term on Sunday with an overwhelming 85 percent of the vote, leaving the country’s opposition party “crushed” and making El Salvador the world’s first democratic single-party state. declared it a dictatorship. system. Bukele was first elected president in 2019 under the New […]
Ukraine and Israel aid under threat as border bill faces stiff opposition – US politics live | US politics
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Immigration bill faces fierce opposition, threatens aid to Ukraine and Israel Good morning, readers of the US Politics Blog. The Senate released a long-awaited proposal over the weekend that would enact stricter immigration policies to prevent migrants from crossing the southern […]