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Biden praises Congress for foreign aid bill and says he will sign it immediately
The $95bn package allots funds to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, which desperately needs munitions for its...
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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...
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Japanese leader asks US to overcome ‘self-doubt’ about global leadership
Fumio Kishida warns of risks from China in address to Congress and says Japan determined to...
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Bernie Moreno says he fled socialism in Colombia for the US in 1971. What does history say?
The Republican challenger to Democrat Sherrod Brown for US Senate in Ohio has made dubious claims...
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Netanyahu addresses Senate Republicans days after Schumer calls for his ouster
Israeli PM speaks via video link and answers questions after his request to talk to Democrats...
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Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to oust Netanyahu
Senate majority leader says Israeli prime minister has ‘lost his way’ and warns that country risks...
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US government avoids shutdown after Senate approves $460bn in spending
Vote gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget...
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US lawmakers present bill to fund government and avert shutdown
The bill sets a discretionary spending level of $1.66tn for fiscal 2024 and still faces opposition...
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Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Majority leader Chuck Schumer had hailed bipartisan legislation to stop partial shutdown due to occur this...
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Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in US Senate
Kentucky senator, 82 and the longest-serving Senate leader in history, will step aside as minority leader...
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US Senate moves forward $95bn Ukraine and Israel aid package
Wartime funding bill likely to pass in Senate after procedural hurdle cleared but prospects uncertain in...
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Larry Hogan launches Republican Senate bid after saying he lacks ‘burning desire to be a senator’
Ex-Maryland governor who Republicans hope can win in blue state told podcast last year sitting in...
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Senate blocks bipartisan $118bn bill on US-Mexico border and Ukraine
The chamber then attempted to advance a foreign aid package which included only funding for US...
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‘Unacceptable’: Biden denounced for bypassing Congress over Yemen strikes
Critics on left and right furious that president failed to seek congressional approval for strikes against...
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Florida senator Rick Scott’s house ‘swatted’ by police
Prank call to police claimed a shooting occurred at Scott’s Naples home, prompting a Swat team...