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Overview: Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and House Haiti Caucus leaders called on the Biden-Harris administration and Republicans to implement policies that would empower Haitians. Members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and House Haiti Caucus joined with advocates on Capitol Hill Wednesday to demand that the Biden-Harris administration and their Republican colleagues swiftly implement […]
The Biden administration postponed delivery of a report due to Congress on Wednesday on whether Israel’s use of U.S.-supplied military equipment in Gaza has violated U.S. or international humanitarian law, saying that a written assessment would be provided “in the very near future.” “We have taken this incredibly seriously . . .
Even the insiders are fed up with Washington. To understand why, we put the same eight questions to House and Senate members in both parties who are on the way out, looking for patterns and prescriptions to get a handle on the place. Corruption, money, perks, frustrations, solutions — hear what they said about it […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That’s because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns […]
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington 17 April 2024, 17:16 BST Updated 9 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mike Johnson has said that the ‘world is watching’ to see whether the US will stand by its allies abroad. The US House of Representatives will vote on foreign aid bills – including […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. congressional efforts to decouple Israel and Ukraine aid, a devastating fire in Denmark, and the International Monetary Fund’s latest G-7 growth predictions. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. congressional efforts to decouple Israel and Ukraine aid, a devastating fire in Denmark, […]
WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asserted in an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday that his country stands with the U.S. at a time when history is at a turning point. Kishida said the U.S. held a certain reputation decades ago that “shaped the international order” and “championed freedom and […]
Russia-Ukraine war live news: UK’s Cameron to press US Congress on Kyiv aid Al Jazeera English Source link
When Diane Scheig’s father, Bill, came home from work at the Mallinckrodt factory in St. Louis, he would strip down in their garage and hand his clothes to her mother to immediately wash, not daring to contaminate the house with the residue of his labors. Mr. Scheig, an ironworker who helped build the city’s famous […]
In response to India’s strong objections over comments regarding the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the United States emphasized its stance on advocating for fair and transparent legal processes. “We continue to follow these actions closely, including the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,” said US state department spokesperson Matthew Miller, amidst rising […]