Senate immigration hawks slam Ukraine funding package with no US border security
Young Senate Republicans tore apart Republican leadership after the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill without addressing the migrant crisis at the southern border. Early Tuesday, the Senate voted 70-29 in favor of President Biden’s request for an additional package that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and the Indo-Pacific region. The […]
Senate passes a $95B aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain
The Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan early Tuesday, pushing forward after months of difficult negotiations and amid deepening political divisions within the Republican Party over the United States’ role abroad. Ta. The vote comes after a small group of Republicans opposed to sending $60 billion to Ukraine held […]
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 pushes Ukraine funding forward despite conservative delay tactics
On Monday night, a bipartisan coalition of senators took another step toward passing funding for Ukraine, Israel and other defense priorities, overcoming staunch opposition from conservatives who have worked hard to delay the bill. approved three procedural motions. Senators voted 66-33 to end extended consideration of the $95 billion package, with a final vote scheduled […]
To Save Ukraine, Speaker Johnson must find his inner Charlie Wilson
Tom Hanks plays Charlie Wilson in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War, based on the nonfiction book by George Kreil. Charlie Wilson is a well-connected, hard-drinking, womanizing Democrat from Texas who discovers the key to defeating the Soviet Union after its invasion. and the occupation of Afghanistan during the Cold War. As depicted in a dramatic […]
Sens. Vance, Lee, Johnson Join Elon, Vivek to Slam Ukraine Funding
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) join Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. X space For more than an hour Monday, he denounced efforts to rush to raise tens of millions of dollars in additional funding for Ukraine’s stalled war against Russia. The discussion came ahead of a key […]
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 720 | Ukraine
Russia probably attacked Kiev. Hypersonic Zircon missile used for the first time in nearly two years of warAccording to a Ukrainian research institute. Russia says Zircon has a range of 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) and travels nine times the speed of sound. The Kiev Institute of Forensic Sciences announced that debris matching the composition of […]
Sen Paul says Ukraine aid package would ‘tie the hands’ of future administrations
Several conservatives say they believe there are “hidden” provisions in the National Security Supplemental Act that could provide grounds for impeaching former President Donald Trump if he is elected president later this year. – Agreeing with a memo from Sen. D. Vance that was circulated early Monday morning. Vance sent a memo to Republican lawmakers […]
J.D. Vance Finds ‘Impeachment Time Bomb’ Aimed at Trump in Ukraine Aid Bill
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Monday that the $95 billion Senate bill funding the Ukraine war includes an “impeachment package” for former President Donald Trump if he is re-elected in November. He warned that it contained a “ticking time bomb” and called on Republicans. His colleagues vote against it. “The bill’s language contains a ticking […]