The US House pushed ahead on Friday with a $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support after Democrats came to the rescue of Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker. A coalition of lawmakers helped the legislation clear…
New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map on Wednesday that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state…
US lawmakers reach deal to temporarily avert government shutdown
Top US lawmakers have reached a tentative deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline to approve funding. Four funding bills will now be extended to 8 March while the rest of the budget will be…
Biden threatens veto of US House’s standalone Israel aid bill
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday he would veto a standalone bill backed by House of Representatives Republicans that would provide aid to Israel, as it backs a broader bill providing assistance to Ukraine and Israel and providing…
Biden administration bypasses Congress on weapons sales to Israel
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has once again bypassed Congress to greenlight an emergency weapons sale to Israel, which has only intensified and broadened its attacks on the Gaza Strip despite growing international outrage. US Secretary of…
Ukraine war: US releases last military aid for Kyiv for now
The White House has approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m). The latest package includes air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons, US officials say. But it marks the last funding…
US Senator Ben Cardin “angry” over Senate sex tape linked to aide
A US senator has said he is angry after an aide reportedly appeared in a sex tape recorded in a Senate hearing room. Ben Cardin said the staff member who has been linked to the clip was “no longer a…
US House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib over Israel-Hamas war comments
The United States House of Representatives has voted to censure Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, over her comments on the Israel-Hamas war. The House voted 234 to 188 on Tuesday night to censure the three-term Democratic congresswoman…
Republicans pick Mike Johnson as latest House Speaker nominee
Republicans have picked Congressman Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is the fourth nominee put forward after three others failed to win enough support from colleagues, and the second nominee of…
U.S. congressional hearing demands more govt. transparency on UFOs
At a U.S. congressional hearing on unidentified flying objects, congressmen have called for more transparency from the government on the issue. Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman, who chaired the subcommittee into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), complained that the lack of transparency…
