Speaker Johnson plans to send standalone Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific aid bills to the floor. White House national security communications adviser John Kirby told members of the press that the proposal submitted by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) to provide financial assistance to Israel could work, but a deeper look was still needed
Rep. David Trone (D., Md.) made history Tuesday, becoming the largest self-funder in Senate primary history. Trone, the co-owner of the multibillion-dollar liquor chain Total Wine & More, has loaned $41.7 million to his campaign for Maryland’s open Senate seat since launching his run in March 2023, Federal Election Commission filings show. The Maryland Democrat’s
Hill Harper says Jewish representative Elissa Slotkin pandering for campaign ‘checks’ Hill Harper and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Jemal Countess & Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan said his Jewish opponent’s support for Israel is driven by donor money, in an interview on Monday. Hill Harper, a politician and actor known for his
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says the ‘disparate impact’ regulations from Biden’s EPA ‘promote’ rather than ‘prevent’ racial discrimination. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody led a 23-state coalition on April 16 in demanding changes to Title VI “disparate impact” regulations from President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which she argues advances “race-conscious environmental justice
Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal spoke to Chicago-area business leaders on Tuesday, as part of multiple stops aimed at drumming up investment in the war-torn country.
Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike on the country even if it must do so without backing from the Biden administration, an Israeli lawmaker told the Washington Free Beacon in a wide-ranging interview Monday. Ohad Tal, a conservative Israeli Knesset member who serves on its security and foreign affairs committee, said Israel has
Michigan school districts ‘mostly used Covid relief funds to pad existing employees’ compensation levels,’ watchdog’s findings indicate (Getty Images) Michigan public schools used nearly half of their pandemic relief spending on employee compensation, according to a new report from a Michigan policy watchdog. Many of the state’s students, meanwhile, continue to perform below pre-pandemic testing