Mike Johnson unveils plan to move Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid as separate bills this week
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G7 warms to plan for Trump-proofing Ukraine aid
Washington seeks to front-load aid for Kyiv by using profits from Russia’s frozen assets as loan guaranteesFinancial Times - Business - Ukraine -
House Speaker Mike Johnson Is 'Tired of Making History'
The accidental Speaker talks about his eventful first six months, what he told Biden about the border, and why he’s planning to keep the gavel next year.The Wall Street Journal - World - House -
Is This the Week Microsoft Unveils its AI-Boosted PCs?
Ahead of a closely watched developers' conference, the tech giant is touting a special event on Tuesday. If Redmond-watchers are correct, newPC operating systemsmeanyou can expect your computing experience to change soon.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
Lawmakers Make End Run Around Speaker Johnson on Disaster Bill
A successful bipartisan effort to force a vote on disaster relief is just the latest example of how procedural norms have been upended in the House.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Member of Taiwan’s parliament steals bill to prevent its passage
Members of the Taiwanese legislature clashed in a chaotic brawl this week, resulting in members being tackled and hit, after a member attempted to steal a bill to prevent it from being passed. Lawmakers were seen leaping over tables and pulling ...The Hill - Politics -
Key weeks ahead for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.BBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
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Trump aides plot deportation effort inspired by UK Rwanda plan – report
Wall Street Journal notes that British example may not be a good one, as ‘plan hasn’t gone into effect yet ‘amid legal challenges’. Aides to Donald Trump working to transform US immigration policy should he return to power are pursuing goals ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
U.S. and Europe Move Closer to Using Russian Assets to Help Ukraine
Finance ministers from the G7 nations are hoping to finalize a plan ahead of the group’s leaders meeting next month.The New York Times - Top stories - Ukraine -
Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is committing to keep U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by RussiaABC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
Top Biden aide to travel to Saudi Arabia, Israel this weekend
Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend amid rising international tensions around the Israel-Hamas war, the administration confirmed Friday. Sullivan will meet in Saudi Arabia with ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Israel’s Denial of Gaza Aid May Lead to an Arrest Warrant
The court’s efforts underscore the moral stain of the starvation in Gaza.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
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Democrats rally against GOP Israel bill as leaders crack whip
Democrats are rallying to oppose a House GOP effort meant to expose their divisions on Israel as the party moves to align with President Biden, who has threatened to veto the measure, and their own leaders who are whipping against it. The ...The Hill - Politics - Israel -
House passes GOP bill to force Biden to continue weapons transfers to Israel
House Republicans passed a bill to condemn Biden on his Israel policy, even after his admin notified Congress about a new $1 billion weapons deal.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
House passes GOP bill to undo Biden’s weapons freeze to Israel
The House approved a bill Thursday to reverse President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel, a formal admonishment of the administration’s approach to the war in the Middle East that narrowly divided Democrats, who have struggled to ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
House Passes Bill to Force Biden to Reverse Israel Arms Pause
The legislation has no chance of advancing in Congress or being signed into law. Republicans scheduled a vote anyway in an effort to spotlight Democratic divisions over Israel and rebuke the president.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
These 16 House Democrats bucked Biden, party leadership on Israel bill
Sixteen House Democrats voted to undo President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel on Thursday, breaking with the White House and party leadership, who urged its members to oppose the GOP-led bill. The chamber approved the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
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California bill that aimed to combat tween skin care overuse fails to move forward
A bill in California that aimed to ban the sale of anti-aging skin products to kids under 13 failed to advance in the state Assembly Thursday after being brought forward at an Appropriations Committee meeting.NBC News - Top stories - California -
House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.CBS News - Top stories -
Israel war cabinet minister vows to quit if there is no post-war plan for Gaza
Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Israel war cabinet minister threatens to quit over Gaza plan
Benny Gantz, a top member of Israel’s war cabinet and a rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is warning he will resign if the prime minister does not change course in Gaza.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
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LIVE Transfer Talk: Man City plan Paquetá move for Premier League title defence
Lucas Paquetá may have been on the losing side on Sunday but, if Man City get their way, he will be wearing sky blue next season. Transfer Talk has the latest.ESPN - Sports - Premier League -
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House passes Republican-backed bill designed to pressure Biden on delivering weapons to Israel
The Republican-led House passed a bill that would put restrictions on the president's ability to withhold weapons transfers to Israel in a vote that drew attention to a divided Democratic caucus on the war in Gaza.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
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Usyk and Fury separated at Riyadh weigh-in
Watch as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are separated by security at the weigh-in for Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia.BBC News - Top stories -
Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas ‘rejects’ any military presence in Gaza as aid begins to arrive along US-made pier
The US military has begun moving aid ashore in Gaza, as the UN says truck convoys by land remain the most efficient way of getting aid in. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia to make further bid to carve out ‘buffer zone’ in coming weeks, warns US defence secretary
Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the ...The Guardian - World - Russia -
Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
A popular centrist member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza in the next three weeksABC News - World - Israel -
Israel's Netanyahu faces growing pressure over Gaza plan from his own war Cabinet
Pressure is mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to change course in the seven-month war on Hamas, after a key member of his war Cabinet threatened to quit on Saturday, adding to weeks of foreign criticism.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Usyk v Fury: World champions separated at weigh-in
Usyk v Fury: World champions separated at weigh-inBBC News - Top stories -
Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz says he’ll quit Israel’s war Cabinet on June 8 unless new Gaza plan devised
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more ...NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Red and Blue America Can't Just Go Their Separate Ways
Every state is basically purple, so we have to figure out how to avoid letting politics define us as Americans, writes Bill Maher.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Schiff ‘flabbergasted’ at Johnson appearance outside Trump courthouse
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he was flabbergasted that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made an appearance at former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York this week, slamming House Republicans who showed up as greedy for power. Schiff was ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump