Senate Border Deal Faces Uncertain Path Forward Amid Mounting Opposition

Many Republicans blasted the bill, which has money for Ukraine, Israel and the US border, while Democrats largely voiced support for it. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are expressing mixed reactions to the bipartisan Senate border/foreign aid deal announced on Feb. 4. On the whole, Republicans blasted the bill while Democrats supported it. In addition

Political Analyst: ‘Doesn’t Seem’ Biden’s Middle East Strikes Hitting ‘Meaningful’ Targets

‘It took the Biden administration about five days to hit back after telegraphing what they were going to do.’ Former Republican congressional candidate and political commentator Bryan Leib expressed hope that U.S. military strikes over the weekend in Iraq and Syria will help prevent a wider conflict throughout the Middle East, but expressed doubts that

Georgia’s Gov. Kemp Praises Gov. Abbott on Texas Border Measures: ‘Working for Them’

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says the measures his Texas counterpart, Greg Abbott, has taken to secure his state’s border with Mexico are working, but stresses what he describes as the need for the Biden administration to act on protecting the rest of the two nations’ boundary from illegal immigrants entering into the United States. Original

‘Even Worse Than We Expected’: Speaker Johnson Says Senate Border Deal’s a Nonstarter

Bipartisan package has three times as much funding for Ukraine than for securing the U.S.-Mexico border. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Senate’s bipartisan border deal will be “dead on arrival” in the House after negotiators unveiled the text of the much-anticipated bill late on Feb. 4. “I’ve seen enough. This bill is even

Iran Can Build Nuclear Bomb in One Week, Signaling ‘Extreme Danger’ for Western World, Report Says

Iran has enough weapons-grade uranium to produce its first nuclear weapon within a week and a total of six bombs within a month, a scenario that is increasingly likely to unfold as conflict in the Middle East reaches critical levels, according to a report from a watchdog group. “The volatile situation in the region is