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. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,...
Sizable House majority supports Ukraine, Israel aid bill, but Johnson is standing in the way, says McHenry McHenry also said there's a sizable majority of House Republicans and Democrats who support the Senate-passed national security bill that includes military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan...
Two Republicans have officially thrown their hats into the ring ahead of the party hoping to choose a new leader next week. 2 Updates Biden expresses concern over Ukraine aid In remarks about the speakership showdown, Biden said there is a "lot of work" t...
The Republican bill sets up a battle over support for Israel, with Mr. Biden and Democrats in the Senate wanting to pair aid for Israel with tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, which some House Republicans oppose. The White House asked Congress for a$105 billion aid packagetwo ...
"No funding to Ukraine. This gross disrespect will not stand," GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida posted on X. "Time for everyone in Congress to drop their Ukraine pins." "America First in action," freshman Texas Republican Brandon Gill posted on X. "Thank you, @realDonald...
The House adjourned until Wednesday at noon, indicating no votes will take place Tuesday night on any pending speaker nominations. The action comes as Republicans are gathered to hear from their latest batch of five speaker contenders after Rep. Tom Emme
In the House Intelligence Committee, the Republican chairman, Rep. Mike Turner, and top Democrat, Rep. Jim Himes, issued a joint statement Tuesday saying that they had been informed in a classified briefing that there was a “critical need” to provide fund...
An increasing number of Republicans have opposed new Ukraine funding, including Garcia. But the California Republican argues most of those Republicans can still be won over with a smaller aid package and a clear endgame for the war. Under the plan, the U.S. would provide weapons and munitions...
Democrats too have suggested they could protect Johnson from being ousted as speaker, especially if he is being punished for bringing the funding for Kyiv to the floor. Still, some Republicans have quietly worried that Johnson will not be able to muster the support for Ukraine, especially if ...
But on Friday evening, McCarthy suggested that his conference might be willing to back a bipartisan bill to fund the government, as long as it did not contain additional emergency funding for Ukraine -- a key White House demand with broad support in the Senate. "I think if we had a ...