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Blinken, Austin call on Congress to pass ‘urgent’ $106 billion aid package with funding for Israel and Ukraine

Blinken, Austin call on Congress to pass ‘urgent’ $106 billion aid package with funding for Israel and Ukraine

by Pavan Acharya | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — With the House considering a funding package for just Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged senators on Tuesday to pass an “urgent” $106 billion supplemental aid package that also provides financial and...
Legislative Branch Appropriations debates on pause; unclear when House will reconvene to discuss

Legislative Branch Appropriations debates on pause; unclear when House will reconvene to discuss

by Kunjal Bastola | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Debates on appropriations for the Legislative Branch, which funds that part of the government for the upcoming year, were halted as the House of Representatives went into recess after former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday...

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