Senate passes aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but its future is uncertain in House

Almost $5 billion of Indo-Pacific aid in bipartisan Senate bill

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion bipartisan spending bill that includes $4.83 billion for Taiwan and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific, but only after hours of midnight filibustering from Republican senators aligned with former President Donald Trump. The funds set aside for the Indo-Pacific would replenish American weapons stockpiles to allow for shipments to Taiwan to be made while also meeting funding requests from the U.…

22 Senate Republicans Side with Democrats to Pass Controversial $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill

A $95 billion foreign aid bill cleared the Senate early Tuesday and heads for an uncertain future in the House. With 22 Republicans and 48 Democrats voting for the bill, it passed by a vote of 70-29 and included $60.1 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel, and $10 billion for humanitarian aid for civilians in war zones, which includes Gaza, according to The New York Times. “It’s dead in the House,” Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missour…

Senate lavishes $60 billion on Ukraine, spends zilch on U.S. border

U.S. senators in Washington have adopted a scheme to send tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine, to pay for whatever that government says it wants. But they were unable to come up with anything that would help secure America's southern border and reduce the known potential for terrorists coming across the border with the intent of killing Americans. When the issue of more money for Ukraine, demanded by Joe Biden, came up, the GOP members said t…

Capito, Manchin vote in favor of aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

West Virginia’s senators voted in favor of an aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that passed the chamber early Tuesday.

Senate passes a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion […]

US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid, but House likely to block

Biden warned that Ukrainian troops are running out of ammunition, but Trump-led manoeuvres mean the bill may not even come to a vote in the lower chamber.