WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office. “...
In April 2024, Biden signed a bill that included US$8 billion in military aid to Taiwan and some Asia-Pacific countries. Additionally, in a recentTime Magazine interview, he reiterated that the US would not rule out using military force to defend Taiwan, indicating a continued firm stance on...
The proposed legislation, embedded within a $95 billion aid package for allies like Ukraine and Israel, has bipartisan backing. It grants ByteDance a year to offload TikTok, a notable extension from the initial six-month d...
This would be the 50th package of aid pulled from Pentagon shelves and it resembles an aid package about a week ago that was for $150 million. The smaller totals for the drawdowns come as Pentagon funding for the Ukraine war shrinks. President Joe Biden has requested nearly $106 ...
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
The aforementioned proposal to make border control a condition for the approval of the military aid package quickly ran into a wall of opposition from top House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson. The Senate was expected this...
The U.S. will provide a $100,000 aid package that includes resources such as blankets, water, and medical supplies, according to a statement released by its embassy in Japan. Volunteers such as Aydin Muhammet, who is usually based in Nagoya, are also heading into areas wrecked by the t...
The measure was part of a US$95 billion foreign aid package which has now cleared Congress and heads to President Joe Biden's desk. TikTok has 170 million users in the United States alone. The bill, which could trigger the rare step o...
Turkey, US Rebound from Stalemate over Aid Package ; Ankara Officials Say a Deal Is Close, and the Parliament Is Likely to Vote Tuesday on US Troop PresenceIlene R. Prusher writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Although Joe Biden supports aid for Israel, the White House and Democrats have opposed the Republican legislation because it represents only a small chunk of the $106bn funding package that the US president demanded last month. That package also included assistance for Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, ...