JERUSALEM — Criticism of President Joe Biden by a far-right minister in Israel‘s government sparked outrage on Sunday, underscoring the sensitivity of U.S. relations as Washington provides key support for the offensive against Hamas in Gaza. The Biden administration has expressed unwavering support for Israel since Hamas‘ Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war, skirting […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package that provides military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons, but leaves out more help for Ukraine, underscoring the challenges facing supporters of a comprehensive national security package that would also include billions of dollars for immigration enforcement. The move gives Speaker Mike […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson quashed any notion of putting a border security and foreign aid package on the House floor soon, saying Senate leadership “eliminated the ability for swift consideration” of the legislation because of a lack of House GOP input. Mr. Johnson told his conference in a letter obtained by The Washington Times that […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with a new 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) support package for its war-ravaged economy despite weeks of threats from Hungary to veto the move. European Council President Charles Michel announced the agreement that was reached in the first hour […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made the rounds with Pentagon officials and congressional leaders during a quick Washington visit this week to rally support for a new aid package for Ukraine in its nearly two-year war to repel Russian invaders. But on Wednesday, the NATO chief may have faced his most skeptical audience at the […]
The U.S. booked $81 billion in new weapons deals last year as governments around the world sought to replace the stocks that were sent to Ukraine to help fight off a Russian invasion force. The deals amounted to a more than 50% increase in such weapons sales from 2022, the State Department said this week. […]
The U.N. aid agency serving Palestinians in Gaza faced more funding cuts Monday amid accusations that 12 of its employees were involved in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the Israel–Hamas war. An Israeli document obtained by The Associated Press on Monday details Israeli claims that U.N. teachers and a social worker employed by the […]
Several elite universities accused in a federal lawsuit of conspiring to fix financial aid offers at the same low rates for students of humble means have settled out of court. Brown, Columbia, Duke, Emory and Yale universities offered in court filings Tuesday to pay a collective $114.5 million. That is in addition to $13.5 million […]
Congress again avoided another collision course with a partial government shutdown by passing a short-term funding extension on Thursday, despite threats from House Republicans to either secure the border or face a closure. Source link
A San Diego-area church and its preschool will rejoin a California food assistance program in a settlement of a religious discrimination lawsuit. Source link
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