The Senate on Sunday took another step toward passing a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that includes funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The Senate worked through the weekend to deliberate the legislation and voted 67-26 in a procedural vote to move it...
US Rejects Putin’s Latest Offer for Negotiations on Ukraine
The US has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest offer for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, as the Biden administration has consistently discouraged diplomacy in the nearly two years since Russia launched its invasion. Putin made the offer during...
Senate Votes to Deliberate on $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill
The Senate on Thursday voted to begin deliberations on a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that stripped out border spending that was in the original $118 billion piece of legislation, which the chamber voted down on Wednesday. The Senate voted 67-32 to take up...
Report: Israel Backing Off on Hostage Talks After Rejecting Hamas’s Latest Offer
Israel is backing off from Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage talks with Hamas after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Palestinian group's latest proposal, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. An Israeli official told the Times that instead of...
Iraq Repeats Call for US Forces to Withdraw After Baghdad Drone Strike
Iraq has repeated its call for an end to the US military presence following a US drone strike in Baghdad that killed a senior member of Kataib Hezbollah, a Shia militia that's part of Iraq's security forces. Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool said the US "conducted...
US Launches More Rounds of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen
Update: US Central Command said it launched seven more strikes in Yemen throughout the day on February 8 The US launched two more rounds of missile strikes against targets in Yemen on Wednesday as the Houthis continue to target shipping in the Red Sea. The US has now...
Zelensky Removes His Top General, A Move That’s Expected to Backfire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that he removed Gen. Valery Zaluzhny from his position as Ukrainian commander-in-chief, a move that's expected to backfire due to the general's popularity both within the military and among Ukraine's civilian...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Several Civilians in Syria
Israel continues to bomb Syria with impunity and targeted the western Syrian city of Homs with airstrikes that flattened a building in a residential neighborhood early Wednesday morning, killing several civilians. Syria's SANA news agency said a "number" of civilians...
Senate Votes Down $118 Billion Military Aid and Border Bill
The Senate on Wednesday voted down the $118 billion military and border bill as Republican leadership came out against the legislation before the vote. The bill needed 60 votes to pass and failed in a vote of 49-50. Only four Republicans voted in favor of the...
US Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills High-Ranking Kataib Hezbollah Commander
A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in Baghdad on Wednesday killed three members of Kataib Hezbollah, including a high-ranking commander, marking another US escalation in Iraq. Kataib Hezbollah is a Shia militia that's part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF),...