House passes nearly $1 trillion defense spending bill, adding to US debt of $36 trillion
The U.S. House passed a mostly bipartisan bill to spend nearly $1 trillion on national defense, adding to the already growing $36 trillion national debt.
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Kari Lake nominated as Trump’s pick for director of Voice of America broadcast
President-elect Trump tapped Kari Lake as the next director of the Voice of America, a state-funded U.S. government broadcaster.
Trump announces more nominations, including Kari Lake as director of Voice of America broadcast
President-elect Trump nominated Kari Lake to be director of the Voice of America, and Dr. Peter Lamelas and Daniel Newlin as ambassadors to Argentina and Colombia, respectively.
US Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over China Ties to UN Food Program
‘America cannot afford to sit idly by … while China positions itself to expand its influence over a body to which our nation belongs,’ the lawmakers wrote. A group of U.S. lawmakers led by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) wrote to President Joe Biden on Dec. 11, urging the United States to oppose a United Nations
Jeffries Says No Democrats Will Vote for Johnson as Speaker
House Democrats saved Johnson’s speakership in May. WASHINGTON—No Democrats will support House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) keeping the gavel, said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “I can say with a relatively high degree of confidence that no Democratic votes will be forthcoming for any Republican Speaker candidate on Jan. 3,” Jeffries told reporters on Dec.
Fetterman Backs Stefanik as Trump’s Pick for UN Ambassador
Sen. John Fetterman has endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has voiced support for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN), with his endorsement highlighting bipartisan backing for Stefanik’s confirmation in the Senate. Fetterman
Two US Lawmakers Urge Gradual Sanctions Relief for Post-Assad Syria
Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) called for a phased reduction in sanctions, as various factions still compete for power across Syria. A pair of U.S. lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to begin gradually lowering sanctions against Syria, after former president Bashar al-Assad lost power and fled the country on Dec.