U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 17, 2024, after the Senate rejected House Republicans’ impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Senate passed a package providing billions in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan on Tuesday,…
The Senate on Tuesday moved to approve a $95.3 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that had been stalled for months. The bill, a version of which passed the Senate in February with bipartisan support, cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday by a vote of 80-19, reflecting broad bipartisan support. To get…
The idea triggered a full-scale revolt on the Google campus. Six years ago, the Silicon Valley giant signed a small, $9 million contract to put the skills of a few of its most innovative developers to the task of building an artificial intelligence tool that would help the military detect potential targets on the battlefield…
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to approve $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, while Speaker Mike Johnson jeopardized his job of advancing the long-stalled aid package by mobilized the support of mainstream Republicans and Democrats. In four consecutive votes, an overwhelming bipartisan coalition of lawmakers approved new rounds…
On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed a series of bills providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a package that would require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok. After a morning debate in the House, the four bills will be packaged into a single package and sent to the Senate…
Soon after the House approved a long-stalled aid package, U.S. arms shipments could begin flowing again to Ukraine, U.S. officials say, with goods from Pentagon stockpiles in Germany being quickly shipped by rail to the Ukrainian border. The measure would bring about $60 billion to Ukraine’s war effort. A significant amount will be allocated to…
The House of Representatives took a crucial step Friday toward approving a long-stalled aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other American allies, as Democrats provided crucial votes to push the bill past Republican opposition for consideration in the full House could be. The 316-94 vote cleared the way for the House to take up the…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., walks onto the House floor on Friday, March 22, 2024. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to remove him from his position as speaker later that day. Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Monday he plans to advance…
According to a White House statement, President Biden spoke with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on Tuesday morning in a phone call aimed at addressing a broad range of combative and cooperative issues as the United States grapples with wars and other global crises. Topics on Mr. Biden’s agenda included the fight against drug production, the…
As Speaker Mike Johnson opened the floor to questions at a closed-door fundraiser in New Jersey last month, Jacquie Colgan asked how he planned to handle aid to Ukraine in the face of fierce opposition within his own ranks. What followed was an impassioned monologue from Mr Johnson in which he explained why he believes…
