#GOP passes amendments that threaten to doom defense bill

#GOP passes amendments that threaten to doom defense bill

House adoption of conservative amendments to a defense bill has thrown the fate of the must-pass package into doubt, sparking widespread opposition from Democrats and putting new burdens on Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to rally enough Republican votes to pass it through the lower chamber.  The threat to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is…

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#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

Five House Republican-backed initiatives to curtail aid to Ukraine using the annual Pentagon policy bill were shot down Thursday afternoon in votes that saw a consensus from both sides of the aisle to keep money flowing to Kyiv.  The Ukraine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would have effectively limited or rolled back…

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#NATO summit exposes rifts in Biden, Zelensky bond

#NATO summit exposes rifts in Biden, Zelensky bond

President Biden’s high-profile diplomatic trip to the NATO summit in Europe has exposed some cracks in the U.S.’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said a lack of urgency to include his country in the alliance would only allow Russia to “continue its terror.” Biden has hit the brakes on NATO accepting Ukraine into…

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#McConnell denounces white supremacy in response to Tuberville controversy

#McConnell denounces white supremacy in response to Tuberville controversy

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday condemned white supremacy when asked about fellow Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hesitancy to call out white nationalists. “White supremacy is simply unacceptable in the military and in our whole country,” he told reporters when asked about Tuberville’s latest controversial comments on white nationalism. Tuberville faced criticism earlier…

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#Trump lawyers ask to delay Mar-a-Lago documents trial

#Trump lawyers ask to delay Mar-a-Lago documents trial

Former President Trump’s attorneys are asking a judge to delay his trial in the Mar-a-Lago documents case without setting a new start date. “The government’s request to begin a trial of this magnitude within six months of indictment is unreasonable, telling, and would result in a miscarriage of justice,” they wrote in the brief. “The…

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#Looming payments put spotlight on ‘real danger’

#Looming payments put spotlight on ‘real danger’

Americans with student loans could see thousands of dollars in interest added to their tabs as part of President Biden’s backup relief proposal.  The Biden administration is attempting to use a proposed aid program to help millions of student debt holders handle the dual blow of payments resuming in October and the Supreme Court striking…

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