Mr. Biden urged Johnson to move forward with the legislation, saying "it needs to move" to provide "urgent funding for Ukraine so it can keep defending itself against Putin's vicious, vicious onslaught." "This bipartisan bill sends a clear message to Ukrainians and to our partners and to ...
of North Carolina, and it's House Speaker Mike Johnson's fear of being ousted that will determine the outcome. And at the same time, McHenry says the House is heading to a procedural "nuclear" war over funding for Ukraine.
In large part, Johnson’s strategy failed to bring along the conservative critics: more than half of the GOP conference voted against the Ukraine funding, leaving Democrats to carry the vote. And the four bills will now be packaged together and sent to the Senate, angering the hardliners eve...
That could ease Ukraine’s concerns that funding may be threatened after Republicans take charge of the House next month. Though Ukraine aid has largely had bipartisan support, scattered rumblings have fueled worries that a divided Congress might be less able to agree on continuing support for ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday urgently called for House Republicans to get behind legislation that would send $60 billion to Ukraine for its fight against Russia. He warned that opposing it would play into “Putin’s hands.” “Supporting this bill is standing...
All the while, government funding is on the line ahead of the Nov. 17 deadline, and aid for Israel and Ukraine is still in limbo. Even if the Senate passes anything, sending legislation to the House right now would be the equivalent of tossing a bill into a black hole. “External forc...
As Vice President, Biden was caught threatening to withhold funding and aid to Ukraine unless they fired the attorney general investigating Burisma, a company financially benefiting his son Hunter, not to mention the 10% share for 'the big guy' himself," Mills said in a statement. "Now, J...
The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine for over a month.