The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sunday unveiled a massive $118 billion spending bill that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as spending for President Biden's new war with Yemen's Houthis. The bill is the result of months of...
Russia Says Ukraine Killed 28 in Shelling of Bakery With US-Provided HIMARS
Russia said on Sunday that at least 28 people were killed in the Ukrainian shelling of a bakery in Lysychansk, a city in the Russian-controlled Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The bakery was hit on Saturday afternoon, and the death toll rose as emergency workers...
Iraqi PM Declares Three Days of Mourning for Those Killed in US Airstrikes
On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani declared three days of mourning for the Iraqis killed by US airstrikes that were launched on Friday. According to a statement from al-Sudani's media office, the prime minister declared the days of mourning...
Jake Sullivan Refuses to Rule Out US Airstrikes Inside Iran
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday refused to rule out direct US airstrikes inside Iran while discussing the widespread bombing the US launched in Iraq and Syria on Friday. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Sullivan signaled the bombing campaign...
US, UK Launch Another Round of Heavy Strikes on Yemen
The US and the UK launched another round of joint missile strikes in Yemen on Saturday night as the situation in the Red Sea continues to escalate, and the Houthis show no sign of backing down. US Central Command said strikes were launched against 13 targets in 36...
House to Vote on $17.6 Billion in New Military Aid for Israel
The House will vote on a bill this week to provide $17.6 billion in new military aid to Israel to support the mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza. The House previously passed a $14.3 billion resolution for Israel but cut funds to the Internal Revenue Service, so it...
Qatar Says Hamas Received Hostage Proposal ‘Positively,’ But No Deal Yet
A Qatari official told Reuters on Thursday that Hamas has received the latest hostage deal proposal "positively" but said there was no agreement yet. The comments came after Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said Hamas gave its "initial positive confirmation" to the...
Lloyd Austin: ‘We Don’t Know’ If Iran Was Involved in Jordan Drone Attack
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday admitted the US does not know if Iran was operationally involved in the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. On the same day, US officials told CBS News that plans have been approved for strikes...
US Rep. Mast, a Former IDF Soldier, Says Palestinian Babies Killed in Gaza Are Not ‘Innocent Civilians’
Members of the antiwar activist group Code Pink confronted Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces, about the Palestinian babies being killed by Israel in Gaza. Mast told them the babies were not innocent. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of...
US Navy Ship Had Close Call With Houthi Missile in the Red Sea
The US Navy destroyer USS Gravely had a close call with a Houthi missile in the Red Sea on Tuesday night, US officials told CNN. The officials said a cruise missile launched by the Houthis came within one mile of the Gravely, the closest one has come to a US warship....