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...
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,...
Ahead of the House's vote on Thursday to pass its GOP-proposed $14.3 billion Israel aid bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the upper chamber won't consider the legislation, which he called a "deeply flawed proposal." "Instead we will work on our own bipartisan ...
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 ...
But if Ukraine aid divided Republicans, sending assistance to Israel fractured Democrats, though to a lesser degree. Saturday’s vote came just over six months after Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel that sparked a war in the Middle East — a conflict that has splintered House Democrats...
The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.
Over the opposition of Republican leaders in Congress and a veto threat by President Reagan, farm-state Republicans joined with Democrats Wednesday to steer emergency aid for the nation's farmers through both the House and the Senate.
The bill is traditionally strongly bipartisan, but many Democratic lawmakers opposed the inclusion of a ban on transgender medical treatments for children of military members if such treatment could result in sterilization. The bill passed the House by a v...
After months of resisting putting a foreign aid bill on the House floor, GOP Speaker Mike Johnson joined with Democrats to advance the measure to Saturday’s vote. The bipartisan move drew the ire of some hardline members in the Republican Party, who are supporting an effort to oust him. Jo...
Conservative Republicans launched what they called a “sneak attack” on the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, forcing a vote on the House-passed Israel aid bill. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) moved to proceed to the House’s bill, and Democrats were unable to stop him because there...