President Biden on Friday signed the massive $858 billion 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is $45 billion more than he requested. Also on Friday, the House passed the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that includes funding for the NDAA, sending the...
Sen. Lindsey Graham Says Ukraine War Will Only End If Putin Is ‘Taken Out’
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has repeated a call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be assassinated, saying that the only way the war in Ukraine could end is if Russia "breaks" and someone "takes Putin out." "How does this war end? When Russia breaks, and they...
Putin Says the Sooner Conflict in Ukraine Ends, the Better
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Russia's goal was to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and that the fighting would inevitably end through a diplomatic solution. "So we will seek to make sure that it all ends, and the sooner, the better,...
Pentagon Considers Training Ukrainians on Patriot Missiles Inside the US
The US military is considering training Ukrainian forces how to use Patriot missile defense systems at a base in the United States, POLITICO reported Thursday, citing two unnamed Pentagon officials. One Patriot air defense battery and munitions for the system were...
More Than Half of House Republicans Didn’t Attend Zelensky’s Address
More than half of House Republicans didn't attend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Wednesday night address to Congress, The Hill reported on Thursday. According to The Hill, 86 out of 213 House Republicans were at the Capitol for Zelensky's speech. While some...
Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Bill That Includes $45 Billion for Ukraine
The Senate on Thursday advanced a mammoth $1.7 trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that includes $45 billion in new Ukraine aid and $858 billion for the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The spending bill passed in a vote of 68-29, with only...
Russian Officials Say Zelensky Visit to DC Shows US Isn’t Interested in Peace
Russian officials on Thursday said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington DC on Wednesday showed that the US isn't interested in ending the war in Ukraine. "The talks in Washington showed that neither Ukraine nor the United States seeks...
Zelensky Meets With Biden and Addresses Congress in DC Visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday met with President Biden and addressed Congress during his trip to Washington DC, which marked his first foreign visit since Russia invaded on February 24. In his address to Congress, Zelensky thanked the chamber and...
Russian Defense Minister Plans to Increase Size of Military
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on Wednesday unveiled a plan to increase the size of Russia's military to 1.5 million troops, an initiative backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia had about 1 million troops in its army at the beginning of the year,...
US Sanctions Prevent Dozens of Ships Carrying Food from Reaching Iran
The ships cannot enter Iran due to payment issues


