Source link Mike Johnson has reportedly unveiled a plan to pass the legislation after months of impasse US House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to finally advance the long-stalled Ukraine aid bill sought by President Joe Biden, multiple news outlets reported on Monday. The proposed legislation has been stuck in Congress for months due to […]
Source link British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will urge Mike Johnson to stop blocking the support for Kiev UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is planning to use his upcoming trip to the US to persuade House Speaker Mike Johnson to unblock the $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the Telegraph reported on Sunday, citing […]
Source link Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula turned herself in to law enforcement after resigning from her position on Wednesday over a graft probe South African parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula announced her resignation on Wednesday amid corruption allegations and has been detained and charged with bribery and money laundering. Mapisa-Nqakula appeared before a court in the capital of […]
Source link House speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of taking bribes of $135,000 when she was Minister of Defence South African parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is on the verge of being arrested on suspicion of corruption. A court on Tuesday rejected her application to block being arrested by police and charged by prosecutors. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula […]
Source link Republicans in the lower chamber are looking for ways to sell the bill to their base The US House of Representatives is likely to vote on the $61 billion Ukraine aid bill, with some “innovations” added, after it returns from recess on April 9, Speaker Mike Johnson has said. The Louisiana Republican has […]
Source link The speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson announced on Saturday that he will hold a vote on a “clean, standalone” aid package to Israel that will not entail any spending cuts. The newly proposed legislation is set to include $17.6 billion in additional military funding to West Jerusalem as […]
Source link The White House has briefed lawmakers on the “urgency” of military aid to Kiev, and the “consequences of inaction” House Speaker Mike Johnson announced at a press briefing on Wednesday that he will persist in his push for securing the US border over aid to Ukraine. President Joe Biden summoned Johnson and other […]
Source link Legislation outlawing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) over alleged Russia links should apparently be passed in early 2024 A bill that would ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) might be passed already in early 2024, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has said. Authorities in Kiev have long accused the UOC of having […]
Source link American culture is so “depraved” that the nation may be punished for “our collective sins,” a fundraising email reportedly said A fundraising email reportedly sent by US House Speaker Mike Johnson to supporters has cited a growing number of LGBTQ school students as symptomatic of the “depraved culture” of the country. The message distributed on […]
Source link Getting the Republican-majority House of Representatives to approve additional funding for Ukraine would require first securing the US border with Mexico, Speaker Mike Johnson told the White House on Tuesday. The Louisiana Republican was responding to Monday’s public letter from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, who warned that the […]
Source link A people that “does not show respect” cannot have any special minority rights, Ruslan Stefanchuk has said Ukraine is not willing to recognize its Russian population as an ethnic minority or grant it any corresponding rights, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, told the national TV broadcaster on Monday. Kiev has […]
Source link Nissim Vaturi has argued that Israel is “too humane” towards the Palestinians The deputy speaker of Knesset has urged the Israeli military to “burn” the Gaza Strip and not allow any fuel into the Palestinian enclave unless all hostages held by Hamas are released. “All of this preoccupation with whether or not there […]
Source link Kevin McCarthy faces an ethics complaint after allegedly elbowing a fellow Republican lawmaker in the back on Capitol Hill Former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has allegedly assaulted one of the Republican colleagues who voted last month to oust him from his powerful position, leading to an ethics complaint from the ringleader of […]