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US aid to Ukraine hinges on House Speaker Johnson. His leadership is being tested by the far right
U.S. aid for Ukraine is teetering in Congress, and it’s up to House Speaker Mike Johnson to decide what happens next.
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A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week
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Britain and Poland appeal to the US Congress to approve vital aid for Ukraine
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House blocks effort from New York Republicans to boost ‘SALT’ tax deduction
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Russian efforts to create anti-satellite weapons are cause for US concern
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GOP Speaker Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will not feel “rushed” to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies.
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Lawmakers honor House clerk who served during chaos of Jan. 6 and McCarthy speaker votes
Lawmakers have honored the official charged with maintaining order in the House during two of the chamber’s most tumultuous moments — the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and last year’s longest race for House speaker since before the Civil War.
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What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
The Senate has passed an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.
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Biden warns opposing Ukraine funding plays ‘into Putin’s hands,’ but faces resistance in House
President Joe Biden is calling urgently for House Republicans to get behind a supplemental spending bill that would send $60 billion to Ukraine for its fight against Russia.
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GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management
The U.S. House has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S-Mexico border.
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House speaker casts doubts on Ukraine and Israel aid package as senators grind toward final vote
The mounting opposition was just the latest example of how the Republican Party’s stance on foreign affairs is being transformed under the influence of Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee.
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What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
The Senate is moving toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.
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The Senate votes to begin working on a last-ditch effort to approve funds for Ukraine and Israel
The Senate is beginning work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies. But doubts remain about the level of support from Republicans who have rejected a carefully negotiated compromise that also included border enforcement policies.
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Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating a border compromise, GOP senator faces backlash alone
A former youth minister in the Baptist church, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford is known as one of the most sincere and well-liked members of the Senate.
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Broken Congress: It can’t fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached, by the House. A border security package instantly collapsed in the Senate.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
Wartime aid for Ukraine has been left hanging in the Senate after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package that had been tied to the funding, then struggled to coalesce around a plan to salvage the aid for Kyiv.
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Aid package for Israel fails in the House, dealing another setback to GOP leaders
A bill to provide Israel with more military aid has gone down in defeat in the House. The vote spoils Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to separate Israel from other national security priorities, including helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s military invasion and deterring crossings at the U.S.
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Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden’s plea for Congress to ‘show some spine’
A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid has suffered swift and total collapse. Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump.
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Senate Democrats push to require that Biden consult Congress on weapons sales to Israel
Senate Democrats are pushing to prevent the Biden administration from bypassing Congress when approving weapons sales to Israel as the Jewish state’s war against Hamas comes under increasing scrutiny.
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House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
In a dramatic setback, House Republicans have failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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Senate Republicans resist advancing on border policy bill, leaving aid for Ukraine in doubt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a torrent of criticism from conservatives, Senate Republicans on Monday resisted advancing on a bipartisan proposal intended to clamp down on illegal border crossings, signaling a likely defeat in Congress that would leave leaders with no clear path to approve wartime aid fo
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Border bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants
A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to block migrants from entering the country has become a central line of attack from many Republicans who are opposing the legislation.
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Opposition to the Senate border bill jeopardizes help for Afghans who aided U.S. troops
The massive $118 billion Senate border bill not only includes once-in-a-decade border security legislation and wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine, but also offers a chance for the U.S. to keep its promise to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. soldiers in America’s longest war.
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What’s in the bipartisan Senate package to aid Ukraine, secure U.S. border
Senators have come out with a carefully negotiated $118 billion compromise that pairs tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine with new border laws aimed at shrinking the historic number of people who have come to the U.S. border with Mexico to seek asylum.
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Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
Senators have released a highly anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel.
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House Republicans announce bill that provides more military aid to Israel but leaves out Ukraine
House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package to provide military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons.
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Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage
Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico.
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The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid
Senate leaders are attempting to push forward a deal to pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, but they will have to overcome heavy skepticism from Republicans.
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The House passes a bill to enhance child tax credit and revive key tax breaks for businesses
The House has passed a roughly $79 billion tax cut package expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring three key tax breaks for businesses.
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Deal on wartime aid and border security stalls in Congress as time runs short to bolster Ukraine
Senate negotiators are struggling to finalize a bipartisan deal that would pair policy changes at the U.S. southern border with wartime aid for Kyiv as they run into strong resistance from House Republicans and Donald Trump.
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
The Justice Department is looking into allegations Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused government funds for her personal security.
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A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Congress aims to wind it down and expand the child tax credit
Congress is racing to wind down a tax break meant to encourage businesses to keep workers on the payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Biden urges Congress to embrace border bill. But House speaker suggests it may be ‘dead on arrival’
President Joe Biden is pressing Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with foreign aid for Ukraine.
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Lawmakers warn that Biden must seek authorization before further strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is raising concerns over a series of recent U.S. military strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump calls it ‘meaningless’
A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faces potential collapse.
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