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Showing posts with label military aid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military aid. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Trump said he will cut U.S. military aid to Israel. What that means : NPR
Switching U.S. aid to Israel from the State Department to the Pentagon…
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Trump’s Big Announcement on Israel Means Nothing – Mother Jones
This announcement doesn’t mean the end of US taxpayer dollars financing Israeli wars. “We’re obviously not going to be zeroing out aid,” explained Matt Duss of the Center for International Policy, a former Bernie Sanders aide. “The plan is to rename and reprogram that aid as ‘joint defense partnerships,’ and tuck it into the defense budget.”…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/trump-israel-4-billion-aid-announcement/
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Top House Democrats vow to oppose bid to cut US military aid to Israel
House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over Israel…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/14/us-military-aid-israel-house-democrats
House defeats bid to end military aid to Israel as over 100 Democrats vote for it
The House on Wednesday defeated a measure to slash military aid to Israel, but more than 100 House Democrats voted for it in a significant rebuke of the longtime US ally as accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government green-lit genocide in Gaza continue to convulse the party ahead of November’s midterm elections…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/house-democrats-israel-aid
Saturday, June 6, 2026
In second break with Trump in a week, House passes bill to aid Ukraine
Legislation would also sanction key segments of Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/house-bill-ukraine-aid
Saturday, April 4, 2026
AOC vows to block future US military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems
Ocasio-Cortez says Israel can fund its own defense and she will oppose any new US aid amid human rights concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/aoc-blocks-israel-military-aid
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Pentagon reportedly considering whether to divert aid from Ukraine to Middle East
US military stockpiles are under strain as a result of Iran war, Washington Post reports; Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah. What we know on day 1,493…
Friday, September 19, 2025
Growing number of Americans say U.S. supports Israel too much in Gaza war, poll shows - The Washington Post
Republicans stand apart in backing U.S. support for Israel during the war in Gaza...
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Donald Trump's pause on Ukraine aid prompts GOP concerns
Republican lawmakers are starting to urge President Trump to reverse his decisions to pause U.S. military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine, warning that a prolonged stoppage of U.S. help for the war effort would have a seriously detrimental effect...
Monday, March 3, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Fact-checking Trump's claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine - ABC News
Despite such reports to the contrary, Trump repeated the false claim in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon. He claimed former President Joe Biden "spent money like nobody's ever seen: $350 billion."
Government resources place the amount of aid appropriated by Congress for Ukraine since the war began in 2022 at $174 billion…
Friday, June 14, 2024
Will Biden’s Help for Ukraine Come Fast Enough and Last Long Enough? - The New York Times
The president signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine and promised, with E.U. help, a $50 billion loan. But will the money arrive in time to turn the tide, and will the deal outlast the election in November?
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Homeland
Thanks to President Biden's leadership, continued help is on the way to Ukraine in their war against authoritarian Russia. However, Putin's strongest weapon against Ukraine still exists - Donald Trump.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Opinion | These legislators opposed Ukraine aid and their own states’ interests - The Washington Post
Many Americans don't realize that the great majority of the military aid Congress approves for Ukraine stays right here in America — replenishing U.S. weapons stockpiles, strengthening our defense industrial base and creating good manufacturing jobs for American workers...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
US Senate passes $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The Senate, in a bipartisan super-majority, overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure, which Joe Biden is expected to sign…
Message of Unity
Today, President Biden signed historic legislation providing foreign aid to our allies. His message of unity is simple - whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, America stands with our allies, opposes tyrants, and leads during critical global events.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Hakeem Jeffries quietly wrests control from Mike Johnson
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) found himself in an unusual position for a minority leader last week: It was he, not the House speaker, who had the ultimate power to decide whether legislation came to the floor…
How Republicans erupt into open warfare over Ukraine aid
"I really believe the intel and the briefings that we've gotten," Johnson said. "I believe that Xi and Vladimir Putin and Iran really are an axis of evil. I think they are in coordination on this. I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe.
"I am going to allow an opportunity for every single member of the House to vote their conscience and their will," he said, adding: "I'm willing to take a personal risk for that, because we have to do the right thing. And history will judge us."
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Democrats push GOP to revolt against Mike Johnson on foreign aid
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), a member of Democratic leadership, described "frustration, not just with the lack of a clear policy approach, but mostly with the utter incompetence of the Republican leadership."
"We are losing patience with MAGA chaos and dysfunction," said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). "This is a matter of life and death, and we don't have time for the usual Republican circus high-trapeze and juggling acts."….
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