Just 12 hours after the Senate gave its late-night approval, President Joe Biden signed the contentious $95 billion national security package that sends more foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. The legislation also includes a measure that forces TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company and authorizes the seizure of Russian […]
The Senate on April 23 voted to advance a $95 billion national security package that includes foreign aid for the war-torn nations of Ukraine and Israel, as well as the Indo-Pacific. The bills also include a measure to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company to address national security concerns. A motion to […]
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended his oversight of the passage of the Ukraine aid package, stating it was in accordance with the “will” of the House and insisting that “history will judge it well.” The House of Representatives passed a $95 billion package on Saturday that provides foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. […]
Democrats on April 19 helped Republicans advance $95 billion in bills that would provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a measure that could ban TikTok. The final tally to pass what is called a rule—which sets the parameters, such as whether amendments can be offered, and that is voted on […]
House Republicans on Wednesday released the text of a series of bills providing foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan but the measures have already sparked criticism among conservatives over their alleged failure to address national security concerns and increasing immigration at the southern border. The foreign aid bills total $95 billion and align spending […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 17 revealed a series of foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion that come as he faces renewed challenges and frustrations from his conference. The packages unveiled Wednesday include funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific partners. The $95 billion price tag puts it nearly evenly in […]
President Joe Biden has urged congressional leaders to help get a foreign aid package promising billions to Israel and Ukraine passed through the House of Representatives sooner rather than later. According to an April 14 media statement from the White House, President Biden held a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital on April 2 and called an Israeli strike that killed aid workers “tragic.” Mr. Netanyahu underwent hernia surgery. An April 1 Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen, a program run by world-renowned chef José Andrés that provides […]
A new study shows nearly half of parents financially support their adult children. Savings.com found that 47 percent give their adult children around $1400 a month–twice as much as the average contribution to their own retirement accounts.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip—A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to ramp up aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been going hungry. […]
A floating pier and causeway that will be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take at least one month or possibly as long as two for the U.S. military to build and become fully operational, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said on Friday. Gen. Ryder also […]
President Joe Biden urged the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to pass a $95.3 billion national security package approved by the Senate this morning to send aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. “I urge Speaker [Mike] Johnson to bring it to the floor immediately,” President Biden said. “There’s no question that if the Senate […]
The Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on Tuesday. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through the night, using the final hours of debate to argue that the United States should focus on its own […]
The proposed $61 billion funding for Ukraine in a spending package fails to include corruption prevention and transparency measures, a group of GOP senators said during a discussion with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ahead of a key procedural Senate vote on Monday night. Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) […]
The Senate advanced on Feb. 8 a supplemental bill that would give assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific and deal with the fentanyl crisis in the United States—one day after failing to advance a similar bill that included border and immigration provisions. The vote to move on to debate the $95.3 billion supplemental was […]
President Joe Biden will veto a standalone aid package for Israel backed by Republicans and set to be voted on by House lawmakers this week, the White House has announced. In a Jan. 5 statement, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) branded the funding measure that has garnered wide support from GOP […]
While some Democrat governors are asking Washington for more aid to handle the surge of illegal immigrants, schools are straining to accommodate their children, who often arrive unannounced and in need of resources. We spoke with the former Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education Angela Morabito about the trickle-down effect of illegal immigration […]
U.S. aid packages are being proposed for both Israel and Ukraine, though wrangling is continuing in Congress over the most appropriate method of doing so. Diplomatic and military leaders in the United States are urging Congress to approve aid to both Israel and Ukraine as quickly as possible, but the House has only approved aid […]
JERUSALEM—Israel would allow a dramatic increase in aid to Gaza in the coming days, an official said on Sunday, calling on Palestinian civilians to head to what he described as a “humanitarian” zone in the south of the territory. “In the coming week we were planning to increase dramatically the amount of assistance” headed for […]
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller explained the reasons why humanitarian aid has been difficult to bring into Gaza at a Thursday press briefing in Washington. Mr. Miller provided a number of reasons for the difficulties in bringing fuel, medical supplies, and other aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, while he says the State Department […]
