The $1.5 trillion bill to fund the government for the current year that runs through September 30 is being enacted five months behind schedule. "Putin's aggression against Ukraine has united people all across America, united our two parties in Congress, and united the freedom loving world," Bi...
Donald Trump went after Joe Biden on his son's alleged dealings with Ukraine. Lawmakers approved a temporary spending bill on Wednesday to stave off the threat of a government shutdown until after the presidential election. The short-term bill will fund the government through Dec. 11. It wa...
“If we continue to fund [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s indiscriminate war, how can we, with a straight face, criticize Putin’s targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine as a war crime?” Sanders wrote in a statement. The bill includes $10.6 billion for the ...
that passes through his home state of West Virginia. Most of the other provisions in the package, including about $12.3 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine for its war against Russia and flexibility for the federal government to respond to natural disasters, appeared to generate little opposition...
The legislation also provides 13.6 billion dollars in supplemental funding to boost humanitarian, security and economic assistance related to the Ukraine conflict. However, the bill does not include additional COVID-19 funding that the White House had asked Congress for to support the federal governmen...
The US president also urged the House to approve more aid for Ukraine, reiterating a Democratic request that has been opposed by conservative Republicans. A Senate-proposed stopgap funding bill, unveiled Tuesday, would fund the government at current levels until mid-November, and included roughly ...
As Congress races against the clock to come up with a new bill to fund the government, the chances of a shutdown are increasing. Here’s how it could affect you. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Dec. 19, 2024 What to Expect in a Government Shutdown An upward revision to gross ...
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It’s hard to overstate what a terrible tragedy the Ukraine war is. I mean, you know, for the Ukrainians, of course, you know, mind-blowing suffering taking place there. But the shock to the whole system, we’ve got, you know, fertiliser, it’s expensive, there’s less being used...
Health sector Soros and Gates back buyout of UK diagnostic technology group Mologic will be turned into a social enterprise for testing tropical diseases July 11 2021 The Big Read The political awakening of Melinda French Gates The philanthropist has shifted from an intensely private figure to a ...