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Appropriators ponder alternatives to annual shutdown threats

As Congress struggles, yet again, to pass a funding extension to head off a government shutdown this fall, House appropriators took some time Wednesday to think about other ways of doing business. For more than three hours, the Appropriations Committee debated the merits of tweaking the budget process in an…

Roll Call · Jul 22

Six-month stopgap funds bill with voting rider unveiled in House - Roll Call

House Republicans on Friday night rolled out their stopgap bill to extend current government funding rates into early next year.

Roll Call · Sep 7, 2024

Biden Administration Seeks Full Funding For Key Bridge Reconstruction

Biden administration seeks full federal funding to reconstruct the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, emphasizing urgency and importance for Baltimore and...

Biden to get aerial view of Baltimore bridge collapse scene - Roll Call

President Biden will get an aerial view Friday of the cargo ship Dali and fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Roll Call · Apr 5, 2024

Biden's 2025 Budget Plan Highlights Policy Differences Ahead Of Elections

President Joe Biden's ambitious 2025 budget proposal, published Monday, is almost certain to be dead on arrival in the sharply divided US Congress ahead of presidential elections later this year.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024

Biden unveils a budget that would cut costs for families and hike taxes for the rich

President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget wish-list puts dollar figures to his pledges in the State of the Union address. But actual spending plans are up to Congress.

WEKU · Mar 11, 2024

Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks - Roll Call

A project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has been a top priority for NASA. Its fate may be decided by budget pressures.

Roll Call · Feb 16, 2024

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Abandoning Ukraine now would be a grave mistake

The long-term cost of failure would be far higher than any short-term bill for aiding Ukraine now. Yet Republicans are holding up $61 billion in aid in exchange for major changes to immigration policy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Biden administration hopeful to avoid government shutdown despite policy disagreements

Get ready for some government shutdown drama! Will border policy positions be used as leverage? The White House is staying tight-lipped for now. Stay tuned!

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 683

As the war enters its 683rd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia on course to have lost 500,000 troops by end of 2024, says UK – as it happened

The average daily number of Russian casualties in Ukraine rose by almost 300 during the course of 2023, the UK says

The Guardian - AU · Jan 6, 2024

OMB chief worried about shutdown even as funding talks progress - Roll Call

A top White House official said Friday that she is “not optimistic” about avoiding a partial government shutdown starting after Jan. 19.

Roll Call · Jan 5, 2024

Hispanic Caucus warns Biden, Democrats on potential border deal - Roll Call

Congressional Hispanic Caucus leaders criticized President Joe Biden on Monday for considering tighter restrictions at the southern border.

Roll Call · Dec 11, 2023

Biden calls Zelensky to White House amid new push to convince lawmakers for Kyiv aid

Visit comes days after Ukrainian president cancelled his virtual address to US Senate where he would have appealed for fresh aid for war

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023

Zelenskiy to visit Washington in bid to break Senate deadlock on Ukraine aid

Ukrainian leader invited by Joe Biden, as US president pressures Republican senators to back aid bill

The Texas Tribune · Dec 6, 2023

Cruz, Cornyn join Senate Republicans in demanding border overhaul for Ukraine aid

Texas Republicans refuse to back continued aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan without a major hardening of border security policy.

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Zelensky abruptly cancels US Senate address as aid for Ukraine war hits dead end

Ukraine warns any postponement of US aid creates ‘big risk’ it will lose war with Russia

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

First Thing: Israel urged by UN and US officials to avoid repeat of northern Gaza devastation

Head of UN agency said Israel is ‘repeating horrors from past weeks’. Plus, Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address US senators

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France 24 · Dec 4, 2023

White House warns Congress of urgent need to approve funding for Ukraine

The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without it.

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023

US ‘out of money’ for Ukraine: six things to know about the aid standoff

White House urges Congress to approve extra funding for war against Russia – but hard-right wing of the party is holding out

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

White House Warns Aid Rupture Will 'Kneecap' Ukraine

The White House issued a stark warning Monday that US aid for Ukraine will run out by the end of the year, saying that if Congress fails to agree funding, it will "kneecap" Kyiv's fight against the Russian invasion.

WEKU · Dec 4, 2023

The U.S. is running out of money for Ukraine, the White House warns

Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance, the Biden administration told Congress.

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023

White House warns it is ‘out of money and nearly out of time’ to aid Ukraine

Government has already gone through $111bn in military aid for Ukraine and urges Congress to approve additional funding

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

The US is racing ahead in its bid to control artificial intelligence – why is the EU so far behind?

Washington is laying down rules for the use of seemingly mundane AI that could, in fact, be incredibly dangerous, says professor of philosophy Seth Lazar

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2023

Biden sends $106bn aid request to Congress for Israel, Ukraine and Gaza

Move follows president’s prime-time address to nation but faces uncertain future with House of Representatives still paralysed

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