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 […]
The House of Representatives passed on April 20 a $95 billion supplemental aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan—despite opposition from most Republicans to the $60 billion in aid to Ukraine. Members of the GOP are calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to resign.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hungary has blocked a roughly €50 billion ($55 billion) European Union financial aid package for Ukraine shortly after EU leaders in Brussels officially began ascension negotiations with the war-torn country and its neighbor Moldova; a process that has long been sought by both nations. Taking to the social media platform X, formally known as Twitter, […]
ST. LOUIS—A Missouri man dubbed the “Package Killer” for his method of disposing bodies received two life sentences Tuesday after admitting to killing two women in the St. Louis area more than 30 years ago. Gary Muehlberg, 74, has now pleaded guilty to killing three women and faces a hearing next week in the death […]
The United States announced on March 20 an additional $350 million in military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attacks. “This week, as Russia’s unconscionable war of aggression against Ukraine continues at great human cost, we are again reminded of the boundless courage and steadfast resolve of the Ukrainian people, and the strong […]
MEXICO CITY—Authorities in central Mexico said Friday they found a strange holiday-season package at a local airport: four human skulls being shipped to the United States. Mexico’s National Guard said its officers were called to an airport in the city of Queretaro after an X-ray detected strange shapes in a cardboard box. The box was […]
Japan’s prime minister announced Friday that his government will spend about 71.6 trillion yen ($485 billion) on economic stimulus aimed at helping households and businesses cope with inflationary pressures amid a weak currency. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the economic package is expected to increase Japan’s gross domestic product by 4.6 percent and reduce […]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a temporary funding bill that would avert a government shutdown as lawmakers failed to finalize negotiations on a broader spending package before the February deadline. Lawmakers voted 272–162 to pass the legislation on the short-term funding package, which was released Monday by House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn). The bill now […]
Democrats in the House of Representatives early Friday delayed a vote on President Joe Biden’s massive spending bill after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took to the House floor for over eight hours. Democrat leaders wanted to vote on the $1.8 trillion bill before the clock struck midnight, but McCarthy started speaking at 8:38 p.m. […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a giant $15 billion climate package on Thursday that will direct money to an array of climate impacts facing the state. The billion-dollar package is the largest such investment in state history and includes 24 bills covering everything from tackling wildfire and drought challenges, building climate resilience in communities, promoting sustainable agriculture, and advancing […]
BRISTOL, Conn.—A Connecticut woman who had a package stolen from her front step discovered the culprit was a black bear. Kristin Levine, of Bristol, posted home surveillance video on Facebook on Monday, showing the bear sauntering across her driveway with the Amazon package in its mouth. “Yea so if anyone sees an Amazon package in […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved quickly on Tuesday to advance Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution bill, coming soon after the Senate voted to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure measure. No GOP senators voted in favor of the budget measure, although 19 of them voted for the infrastructure measure. Ahead of the second vote, […]
Senate Leader Chuck Schumer is helping Senator Bernie Sanders to write up a $6 trillion infrastructure package. In it, they want to expand Medicare coverage. But a health care policy director told NTD he thinks this idea is problematic.
