Biden seeks $24 billion for Ukraine, testing bipartisan support in Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending on Thursday, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs, $4 billion related to border security and $12 billion for disaster relief. A senior administration official said the needs were great, and the White House was hopeful an agreement could be reached with Congress on the request, which covers only the first quarter of the current 2024 fiscal year. But the request could face opposition in Congress, where some far-right Republicans – especially those with close ties to former President Donald Trump – want to pare back the billions in assistance Washington has sent to Kyiv since Russian troops invaded in February 2022.
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Atlanta-area prosecutor expected to seek more than a dozen indictments in Trump case | CNN Politics

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek more than a dozen indictments when she presents her case regarding efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia before a grand jury next week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Lina Hidalgo takes leave from job for treatment of clinical depression

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat who has built a rising national profile as the leader of Texas’ largest county, announced Monday that she was taking a temporary leave of absence for treatment of clinical depression.
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12ft | Charles McGonigal, Trump-Russia probe FBI official accused of conspiring with Russia to plead guilty – Washington Times

12ft | Charles McGonigal, Trump-Russia probe FBI official accused of conspiring with Russia to plead guilty – Washington Times
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China and Russia Send Warships Near Alaska in ‘Unprecedented’ Joint Show of Force | The Epoch Times

Warships from a joint China–Russia naval operation buzzed the coast of Alaska last week in what has b…
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Leader of the Navajo Nation Tells AOC Something She Doesn’t Want to Hear

Democrats who once trampled Indian rights in the name of western expansion now sacrifice Indian interests on the climate altar.
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