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Ukraine aid left out of US government funding package, raising questions about future support

Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

Ukraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support

Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe Biden’s request for more security assistance for the war-torn nation

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

Key US lawmaker calls to pause millions of dollars in aid to Egypt

Top Democrat on House foreign policy panel calls for withholding US assistance over Cairo’s human rights record.

Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2023

MTG "screaming and yelling" at briefing

"She was yelling out saying 'bullsh*t,' and, you know, 'I don't believe you,'" a lawmaker told The Hill

Salon · Feb 10, 2023

GOPers beg reporters not to tell on them

Two House Republicans didn't want GOP leaders to know they slammed the vote to oust Ilhan Omar in an elevator

Salon · Feb 3, 2023

House Republicans vote Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly voted Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee, a move that follows Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s removal of Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee last month.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023

George Santos scandal consumes Congress, chafes lawmakers on both sides of aisle

Trailed constantly by shouting reporters, Rep. George Santos has become one of the most watched first-term congressmen in history.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2023

Democrats urge McCarthy to deny George Santos access to classified data

Congressman, under intense scrutiny for largely fabricated résumé, a ‘significant risk’ to national security, letter says

The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2023

Push for US sanctions against supporters of Haitian gang violence grows in Congress

As support for tough sanctions against Haitian gangs and those financing them grows in U.S. political circles, two Democratic lawmakers want to require the U.S. government to carry out investigations into Haitian political and economic figures and organizations suspected of supporting gang activities in Haiti.

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions on Haitian gangs and 'warlords'

Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said the United States should sanction Haitian gangs and those who help finance them, as the Caribbean nation remains gripped by a gang blockade that has caused increasingly dire fuel shortages.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022