CORRECTION, Feb. 9, 2024: Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds represent South Dakota. An earlier version of this article had a different state. A bill to send millions of dollars to Ukraine and Israel made its first step Thursday on what is potentially a long road in the Senate. A bill that contains only foreign […]
The Senate adjourned Wednesday evening still in search of more Republicans who will vote for U.S. aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The chamber will hold a procedural vote Thursday on a $95 billion national security package with funds for the three countries. Republicans on Wednesday blocked a separate bill that included the aid and […]
The Senate on Wednesday will hold a separate vote on a more than $110 billion national security package with aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, but only if the same legislation paired with a bipartisan border security deal fails. A senior Senate Democratic aide said the contingency plan is meant to show Republicans’ hand on […]
The House voted against another attempt at a standalone Israel aid bill on Tuesday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson another defeat during his rocky tenure with the gavel. Mr. Johnson’s $17.6 billion emergency aid bill was sunk on a bipartisan vote, with House Republicans and Democrats joining forces — for vastly different reasons — to kill […]
The Senate released the text of a 370-page spending bill Sunday that includes about $20 billion for border-related provisions and $60 billion for Ukraine. The bill was originally intended to be a bipartisan compromise giving Democrats the Ukraine funding they have advocated for, and Republicans the border-security measure they have called for. But border policy […]
As the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate stalls on funding for Israel, the House of Representatives is introducing new legislation to succeed where the upper chamber of Congress is failing. The Washington Stand has obtained a copy of a letter House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to send to his colleagues. It reads, in part, “Next […]
The House Intelligence Committee chairman said Sunday he was “very concerned” about Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to move forward with standalone aid for Israel that excludes more money for Ukraine. Mr. Johnson will hold a vote this week on $17.5 billion for Israel to counter the Democratic-led Senate’s plan to vote on a $110 billion […]
The House GOP majority will move forward this week with a new piece of legislation that is unlikely to result in anything more than sending a message to their counterparts in the Senate. The bill would provide more than 17 billion dollars for aid to Israel and replenish American arms stockpiles that have been depleted […]
House Republicans will introduce a bill this week that would give Israel $17.6 billion in military aid, more than the $14.3 billion in Israeli aid contained in the national security bill that will be considered by the Senate next week. The extra $3.3 billion is for U.S. military operations in the Middle East. […]
WASHINGTON — Senators on Sunday raced to release a highly-anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies as part of a long-shot effort to push the package through heavy skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. The proposal is the best chance for President Joe […]
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