As you’ve probably seen by now, the Ukraine aid package finally passed out of the House yesterday amid a number of defections by conservative Republicans. Aid for Israel was approved as well. You would likely think that this was a pretty big deal, no matter where you stand on the subject of endless cash flowing […]
A $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine passed a divided House on Saturday as part of a package of aid worth about $95 billion. The vote on the Ukraine aid bill was 211-112, with 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans supporting the bill and 112 Republicans voting against it, according to the U.K. Guardian. What at […]
“You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time,” Abraham Lincoln supposedly said. House Speaker Mike Johnson is the living embodiment of that […]
WASHINGTON — The House is preparing in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats and Republicans joining together behind the legislation after a grueling monthslong fight over renewed American support for repelling Russia‘s invasion into Ukraine. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, putting his […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson is on the cusp of being summarily dumped by the right wing of his party after it was suggested that the rules be changed to require more than one member to sign on to a motion to remove the speaker from office. A Johnson ally, […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year […]
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday mused about why Europe hasn’t offered more assistance to Ukraine, as he weighed into the fight in Congress over a new aid bill for Ukraine’s war against Russian invaders. “Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine? Why is it that the United States is over $100 Billion […]
That didn’t take long, now did it? Louisiana Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was supposed to protect American’s money and national interests, not join President Joe Biden and Democrats in their charge to give more of it away. Yet on Wednesday, Johnson decided to add to the $34 trillion in national debt by proposing three separate […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 13 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including two children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Chernihiv lies about 150 […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday night his proposal to pass four separate measures this week to send aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, risking his speakership if he advanced any funding legislation for Ukraine. However, Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican, brushed off concerns about rank-and-file threats to his speakership over Ukraine funding. “I don’t […]
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