McConnell reiterates call for more Ukraine aid |
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) repeated his support for providing additional funding to Ukraine at the McConnell Center on Monday as the House prepares to first consider aid to Israel.
In remarks introducing Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova, McConnell said:
“This is a moment for swift and decisive action to prevent further loss of life, and to impose real consequences on the tyrants who have terrorized the people of Ukraine and of Israel. And right now, the Senate has a chance to produce supplemental assistance that will help us do exactly that.”
The House’s new Speaker, Mike Johnson (R-La.), said the House will consider a stand-alone bill to provide more than $14 billion in aid to Israel this week. President Biden requested aid for Israel as part of a larger funding ask that included $61 billion for Ukraine.
Johnson said last week that “we can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine,” while also saying “we have to make sure that the White House is providing the people with some accountability for the dollars.” The House reconvenes Wednesday. Read more from The Hill’s Al Weaver here. JUST IN: House GOP unveils $14.3 billion Israel aid package |
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The United Auto Workers‘ six-week strike may be nearing an end as the union reached a tentative agreement with General Motors, the final of the “Big Three” automakers with which it’s been in contract negotiations.
President Biden issued a sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence, with new actions and standards related to safety, privacy, worker protections and innovation.
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The White House said the president would veto two appropriations bills the House is set to vote on this week if they made it to Biden’s desk, citing spending cuts in the bills.
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Israeli soldiers work on a tank at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. © AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg |
IDF reports Israeli soldier held by Hamas freed during ground operation
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Rep. Swalwell testifies in Trump 14th Amendment trial
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) testified as a witness in a Colorado trial held to determine whether former President Trump is eligible to appear on the state’s 2024 ballot.
The lawsuit alleges Trump is ineligible under the 14th Amendment, which says anyone who took an oath to support the Constitution and then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against it can’t hold office. Swalwell discussed his experience at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, saying, “We connected the president’s tweets to our own safety in the chamber and also the integrity of the proceedings taking place.” Read more here. |
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Biden supporters launch NH write-in campaign
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Supporters of President Biden have launched a write-in campaign in New Hampshire, the state holding the first Democratic presidential primary next year — without the incumbent’s name on the ballot. -
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) issued guidance for candidates not to participate in the primary amid conflict between the committee and the state over the primary calendar.
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The DNC followed Biden’s request to place South Carolina first on the calendar. But New Hampshire is still holding the first primary. Both the state and candidates campaigning there ahead of the primary could face penalties from the DNC.
Last week, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) launched a presidential bid and filed for New Hampshire’s primary. Author Marianne Williamson, who also ran in 2020, is among the other Democrats who’ll appear on the ballot. |
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© AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite |
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McCarthy gets a MAGA primary challenger
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) picked up a primary challenger over the weekend — David Giglio, who lost a primary for another congressional district last year and who’s heavily aligning himself with former President Trump. |
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Senate Dems press administration on covering OTC birth control
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Senate Democrats are urging the Biden administration to take steps to ensure health plans cover over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptives ahead of the anticipated release of the first-ever OTC birth control pill in early 2024. |
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“Ideology first, reality last: Biden’s offshore energy leasing program” — Benjamin Zycher, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. (Read here)
“Biden is meeting the moment in Israel, but challenges still loom” — Douglas E. Schoen, former adviser to President Clinton and to Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign, and Saul Mangel, a senior strategist at Schoen Cooperman Research. (Read here) |
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9 days until the third GOP presidential primary debate. |
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Tuesday: The Senate Appropriations Committee meets to examine President Biden‘s national security supplemental request at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) participate in the New Hampshire Institute of Politics’s “The Future of America Debate” at Saint Anselm College from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Thursday: Former President Trump holds a rally in Houston at 5 p.m. |
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