The Senate voted 86 to 11 on Thursday, effectively passing the bill to President Joe Biden for his final signature. The bill, which passed in the House on May 10, provides funding for defense equipment, migration and refugee assistance and emergency food assistance. — Amanda Macias Thu, May ...
Biden said the comments by Trump, a Republican, made it more urgent that Congress pass his long-stalled funding request to support Ukraine's defense against Russia. "The stakes were already high for American security before this bill was passed in the Senate last night," ...
In a nod toward Republican concerns about how Ukraine money is being spent and tracked, the funding includes $6 million for additional inspector general reports, with requirements for the IG to come before Congress within 90 days of the bill’s passage. It also sets two other provisions re...
Mali has received an influx of fighters from the Russian Wagner network as well as Russian jet-fighters, mobile radar systems and transport and attack helicopters. Local pro-Russian activists organize demonstrations demanding a Russian presence in Mali -their funding comes from a Wagner-associated min...
The issue is closely watched by industry. US defence contractors could be in line for huge contracts to supply equipment for Ukraine and other US partners if the additional funding passes. Aid supporters stress that approving the Ukraine bill would create many American jobs. ...
In spite of the GOP infighting, the House of Representatives on April 20 passed a foreign aid package that included a bill providing more funding to aid Ukraine. The Ukraine bill drew relatively low support, with more Republican members of Congress voting against it than for it, but it was ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine for over a month.
s proposals to help migrants who are already in the country — but it could be seen as an initial offer as Democrats write legislation based on Biden’s proposal. Democrats are also looking to find compromise on a spending bill to keep the government running past Nov. 17, when funding...
With government shutdown averted, Dunedin business owner concerned with funding for war in Ukraine ByBrian ReaTampa PUBLISHED 2:27 PM ET Oct. 01, 2023 DUNEDIN, Fla. — U.S. lawmakers passed a bill to avoid a costly government shutdown that will strip away e...
Ukraine's top diplomat said on Monday Washington's support for Kyiv was not weakening, and played down the significance of a stopgap funding bill passed by U.S. Congress that omitted aid to Ukraine. U.S. and other Western military assistance has been vital for Ukraine to fight back against...