Washington — The House on Thursday approved a bill providing $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome defense system, two days after the funding was stripped from a short-term government spending bill amid objections from progressive lawmakers. The measure cleared the House in a bipartisan vote of ...
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve the aid bill for allies in the Indo-Pacific in a 385 to 34 vote, with one member voting present, along with the aid for Israel, with a 366 to 58 vote. More contentious was the vote on Ukraine aid, which came after months of infighting among H...
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On Israel, the bill, among other things, includes an expansion of U.S. joint military exercises with Israel and a prohibition on the Pentagon citing casualty data from Hamas. The defense policy bill is one of the final measures that lawmakers view ...
The White House has been pushing Mr Johnson to allow a vote, as have Senate Republicans and Democrats. “If House Republicans put the Senate supplemental (spending bill) on the floor, I believe it would pass today, reach the president’s desk tonight and Israel would get the ...
The Israel bill included nearly $9.2 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in the world, a provision Democrats had demanded as a condition of their support. But the money was not enough to get some liberals on board, who opposed the Israel bill Saturday largely ...
His remarks came as newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill Wednesday, to introduce himself and discuss House plans for Israel funding, aid to Ukraine and funding the government. The GOP-led House is considering a $14.3 billion bill to support Israel,...
The House has passed a $95 billion package providing foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region. A fourth bill in the package addressed other House GOP priorities, including sanctions on Iran and a measure that could lead to a TikTok ban. The legislation will be combined int...
In the immediate future, Johnson said he would pass a resolution condemning Hamas over the recent terrorist attacks in Israel; "reach consensus" on a legislative agenda through the end of this Congress; begin negotiations on the annual defense policy bill and Federal Aviation Administration reauthori...
The White House is reiterating its request for tens of billions of dollars in emergency cash for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, noting that House Republicans have not taken up the $95 billion national security spending package the Senate passed last month. The budget warns that Ukraine’s battle...