Senate to vote on funding for Israel and Ukraine as immigration deal set to go down in flames
Just days after the long-awaited text of the border bill was released, it is on track to die after its first procedural vote in the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. Howerver, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., has another plan. According to a Senate Democrat aide, Schumer told the caucus he is planning to put the […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says two killed in Kyiv after mass Russian missile strikes reported across Ukraine | Ukraine
President Zelenskiy announces Russian missile attack kills 2 people in Kiev Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Wednesday that a Russian missile attack had killed two people in the capital Kiev. “More than 10 people were injured in Kiev. About two people have been confirmed dead so far. There may be many more under the […]
House Republicans wrestle with Ukraine aid’s future as Senate spending deal crumbles
House Republicans support sending aid to Ukraine as overhaul of U.S. border policy becomes more likely to fail, compromise on funding to Kyiv becomes more likely to fail is scrambling to find a way to pass it through Congress. “There are a lot of people who are advocating for military aid because that’s what they […]
Blasts heard in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities amid mass missile strikes | Ukraine
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched a missile attack on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities on Wednesday morning, killing one person in the south, while air defense systems were activated in the capital and several explosions were heard. The Kyiv Post reported that two loud explosions were heard in the city center around 7 a.m., […]
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 714 | Ukraine
Ukrainian special forces say they have blown up a drilling platform in the Black Sea that Russia was using to extend the range of its drones.. The operation, dubbed Citadel, was carried out at night and also captured “significant enemy equipment.” Joe Biden told Republicans in Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to […]
Joe Biden Wears Ukraine Tie, Pin While Selling $118B Bill to American Taxpayers
President Joe Biden, in a speech Tuesday, said while trying to sell U.S. taxpayers on a $118 billion “border security” bill that would spend $20 billion on border security and $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, He declared that he was wearing a tie and pin. “I’m wearing a Ukrainian tie and a Ukrainian pin, […]
Ukraine Extends Martial Law
Ukraine’s parliament has decided to extend martial law in the country for another 90 days, rather than letting it expire at the end of the month. Martial law will remain in place in Ukraine until at least May 13, but likely much longer, as the country’s Verkhovna Rada confirmed the law approving the presidential decree […]
Tetiana Martynova, refugee mom who fled war in Ukraine with teen son, dies after being struck by car in Wales
A Ukrainian mother who fled the war with her teenage son two years ago has tragically died in a car crash in Wales, it was revealed on Tuesday. Tetiana Martinova, 40, was walking on a road in Morriston at around 6:20pm local time on Wednesday when she was struck and killed by a Chevrolet Captiva. […]
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 […]
Ukraine, Israel aid in jeopardy amid Biden-GOP border battle
Amid fierce Republican opposition to the Senate border security deal and few clear alternatives, Congress has no clear path to approving aid to Ukraine and Israel. The Senate this week unveiled a bill that would combine increased border security with military aid to Ukraine and Israel as part of a broader foreign aid package. But […]