Tag: US Senate
War in Ukraine: Aid to Ukraine clears important hurdle in US Senate
The way is clear for a corresponding bill to be voted on. The Russian election commission rejects the approval of the opposition figure Nadezhdin in the presidential election. source site
Concern in Europe about the lack of aid to Ukraine from the USA
As of: February 8, 2024 1:24 p.m The US Senate is blocking further aid to Ukraine, thereby putting worry lines on Europeans’ faces. In Germany there is talk of a…
US Senate rejects billion-dollar package for migration and Ukraine aid
As of: February 7, 2024 10:35 p.m Republicans in the US Senate have blocked a legislative package that would help reduce the number of illegal border crossings into the country.…
US Senate: Zuckerberg apologizes to parents of victims of social media – politics
Five tech bosses in the US Senate have to accept the accusation that social media can be deadly. It’s not the first high-profile hearing of this kind – but the…
US Senate blocks aid to Ukraine and Israel
As of: December 7th, 2023 4:02 a.m Further aid to both Israel and Ukraine has been blocked in the US Senate. The opposition Republicans voted unanimously against President Biden’s request.…
Joe Manchin: Withdrawal of a Democrat could jeopardize the majority in the US Senate
A prominent US Democrat is withdrawing from the Senate, putting his party in political trouble. The Democratic Senator from the state of West Virginia, Joe Manchin, announced on Thursday in…
US Navy: Lisa Franchetti confirmed as first commander in chief
As of: November 2nd, 2023 11:46 p.m The US President nominated Lisa Franchetti in the summer, but there was a blockage in the Senate. The chamber has now confirmed the…
US Senate: Laphonza Butler to succeed Feinstein
As of: October 2nd, 2023 8:53 a.m A few days after the death of the 90-year-old US Senator Feinstein, a successor has been chosen. Trade unionist and activist Laphonza Butler…
USA: Senator Menendez indicted for corruption – politics
On Thursday, Robert Menendez sat in Congress with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president on a state visit to Washington; it was about further military aid for Ukraine. “Support must be…
USA avoid insolvency: debt law passed – politics
An impending insolvency of the US government has been averted. After the House of Representatives, the Senate in Washington also approved a bill late on Thursday evening (local time), with…