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...
Washington— House Democrats are trying to force a floor vote on a bipartisan Senate bill that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, since House Republican leaders have been resisting pressure to take up the legislation. Democrats are using ararely successful legislative maneuver called a...
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...
The impeachment inquiry into Trump was initiated last month by Pelosi after an anonymous whistleblower had raised concern about the president's interactions with Ukraine.Trump was alleged to have abused power by using a military aid that Congress approved to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
US House set to vote on foreign aid bills A vote in the House is expected on Saturday on the massive $95 billion foreign aid package. It includes funding for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and a potential ban on TikTok. April 20, 2024
Conservatives are frustrated with Johnson over his handling of legislative fights on Ukraine aid and government funding, but the opposition also has a practical motivation. They want concessions from Johnson on the House rules, including keeping the threshold for triggering a vote to oust the speake...
House Proposes Financial Aid Package for UkraineThe House has tentatively scheduled a Thursday vote on a loanpackage for Ukraine.Specifics of...Lengell, Sean
2 and make it part of the package, you may not get a single Democratic vote in the House." Minority Leader Mitch McConnell met with Johnson for about 30 minutes before the meeting with the Senate GOP. Johnson did continue to advocate for funding Ukraine in the lunch, repeating his view ...
The budget warns that Ukraine’s battlefield needs will suffer if House GOP leaders don’t act, as will “life-saving assistance and development” for some of the “world’s most vulnerable areas.” Student debt The budget builds on a key tenet of Biden’s reelection platform, lauding the...
“What happens in Ethics is confidential. We're going to maintain that confidentiality,” Chair Michael Guest told reporters Thursday morning.