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The US Senate has passed a $95 billion bill containing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The long-delayed measure won approval from the upper house on Tuesday. The legislation will now head to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where its chances of becoming law are slim. More to come… Source link

Republican Mike Johnson says the bill does not address the ‘most pressing’ issue of security at the US-Mexico border. United States House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has cast doubt on the fate of a $95.3bn aid package for countries including Ukraine and Israel as the Senate voted to advance the legislation aimed at reassuring […]

Black immigration advocates are pleased that a highly-contested bipartisan border deal failed in the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate tanked the Border Security and Combatting Fentanyl Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, in a 49-50 vote, coming short of the 60 votes needed to pass the legislation. Amy Fischer, advocacy director for the Americas with […]

The Senate on Thursday is expected to consider a bill to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan after Republicans in the chamber rejected a bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill. The scheduled Thursday afternoon vote is procedural, on whether to move to the question of taking up the foreign aid package, and would […]

Senators in both parties are engaged in an urgent round of talks to see if they can reach an agreement that would allow the Senate to open up debate on a $95.3 billion foreign aid package — a bill that would not include the bipartisan border deal that Republicans killed today. GOP senators are demanding […]

11:55 a.m. ET, February 7, 2024 Key things to know about today’s Senate vote on the border deal and foreign aid package  From CNN’s Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju The US Capitol in January. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Senate Republicans are expected to tank a major bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine […]

Republicans harden positions as probable presidential candidate Donald Trump increases pressure. The United States House of Representatives has rejected a Republican-led bill to provide $17.6bn in assistance to Israel as a wider bipartisan bill that would also help Ukraine and ensure more money for border security looked to be in trouble as well. The Tuesday […]

By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington 6 February 2024 Updated 16 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Do Republicans serve Trump or the people?: Biden President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are trading blame for the stalling of a bipartisan immigration bill.

A group of U.S. ambassadors stationed in the Indo-Pacific region is urging congressional leaders to secure passage of legislation providing assistance to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Pacific, saying America’s credibility with its strategic partners is on the line. “Governments are watching what we do at this pivotal moment in history — a time […]

Washington — The Senate crossed its first hurdle Tuesday night as it seeks to pass a stopgap spending measure to stave off another government shutdown ahead of a fast-approaching deadline at the end of the week. In a 68-13 vote, the upper chamber advanced a bill that will serve as the vehicle for the stopgap […]


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