The US House advanced a long-stalled $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a breakthrough signaling an end to an increasingly agonizing wait for Ukraine and US allies in Europe.
The vote now puts the legislation to fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on a likely track of passing the House Saturday and comes after Israel carried out a strike on Iran early Friday in retaliation for a barrage of missiles and drones launched last weekend,
If Mike Johnson’s plan for Ukraine aid fails in the House, he might have Sen. J.D. Vance partially to blame. Last week, the Ohio Republican authored a New York Times op-ed headlined “The Math on Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up,
This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the world stage,” Mr. Johnson told reporters on Wednesday. “I think providing lethal aid to Ukraine right now is critically important. I really do.
Hard-line Republicans, who oppose Ukraine aid, have continued to threaten to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his leadership position over his foreign aid plan.
The House took a critical step today toward approving a long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other American allies. A majority of Democratic and Republicans lawmakers voted to advance the bills past a procedural hurdle,
Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage.
With rare bipartisan momentum, the House sidelined hard-right conservatives and prepared Friday to push a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies over a key procedural hurdle,
Austin, and members of the House Freedom Caucus have stalled Ukraine aid for months demanding that Congress pass a bill securing the southern border before considering the foreign aid package.
In a tense conversation on the House floor on Thursday, a group of conservatives pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to back off potential plans to make it harder to remove House speakers. Why it matters: Johnson faces an imminent motion to vacate as he pushes through a foreign aid package that includes billions for Ukraine.
House Republican leaders could move to protect Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) position from a rebellion in a rules vote. Johnson’s position is facing its greatest threat yet as more hard-line Republicans move to unseat him for pushing to pass foreign aid to Ukraine,
House lawmakers in both parties joined forces Saturday to send a massive package of foreign aid to the Senate, ending a long and bitter stalemate over the fate of the legislation and all but ensuring the delivery of billions of dollars in new help to embattled allies across the globe.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has been making the rounds on conservative media working to salvage the wartime funding, particularly for Ukraine as it faces a critical moment battling Russia.
Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesMike Johnson’s speakership has been building to this make-or-break moment.On Saturday, after months of dithering, the House finally approved aid to Ukraine, Israel,
It all comes down to this. After months of fighting between the parties, across the chambers and within the House Republican conference, the lower chamber is poised Saturday to approve a massive new round of foreign aid,
It all comes down to this. After months of fighting between the parties, across the chambers and within the House Republican conference, the lower chamber is poised Saturday to approve a massive new round of foreign aid,
The House is expected to vote Saturday afternoon on Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) four-part plan to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific allies. The measure is widely expected to pass after Democrats joined Republicans to push the measure over two key hurdles,
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday began coalescing behind Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to provide assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan through a series of three bills, though far-right members of his own party grew increasingly frustrated with the Louisianan’s bipartisan streak.
House Speaker Mike Johnson will need Democratic votes to save his job after a third Republican lawmaker came forward on Friday and backed a motion to oust him. Far-right Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) announced he had co-sponsored a motion to vacate Johnson’s speakership after the House teed up a Saturday vote on a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine,
The vote was a defeat for the isolationist forces within the Republican Party, led by former President Donald Trump, who has blasted the idea of further US aid to Ukraine
Given the bleak outlook of the war and the fact that Ukraine aid has always had majority support, Congress has reached a time for choosing. The House will vote Saturday on the provisions of a national security funding package.
Democrats took the unusual step of backing the Republican leader’s effort to bring the desperately needed aid to embattled Kyiv up for a vote. The measure passed 316-94 with 55 Republicans
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is clearing hurdles to pass a bill providing aid to Ukraine, drawing criticism from some members of his own party.
If Mike Johnson’s plan for Ukraine aid fails in the House, he might have Sen. J.D. Vance partially to blame. Last week, the Ohio Republican authored a New York Times op-ed headlined “ The Math on Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up ,