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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden will announce $175 million in additional Ukraine aid during remarks at 12 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) on Wednesday, a U.S. official said, while urging Congress to pass his national security funding request.

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Janet Yellen says US can 'certainly afford' two wars- Israel and Ukraine According to Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Republicans will be hypocritical to oppose Biden's proposal even after protesting against border management policies. And ever since the new asylum restrictions kicked in, illegal crossings have increased. "We will not be lectured by those who refuse to act.

stopgap bill that drew more support from Democrats than Republicans. Soon after the House approved the bill, the Republican conservatives began targeting McCarthy's role as speaker, claiming he had scored a victory for the "Uniparty" of Washington. "Should he remain Speaker of the House?" Republican Representative Andy Biggs, a leading hardliner, asked on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Joe Biden's administration issuing increasingly dire warnings of everything from impending border chaos to travel disruptions. The closure, set to start after midnight Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) if lawmakers fail to reach a deal, would be the first since 2019 — impacting millions of federal employees and military personnel while threatening the closure of national parks. The two chambers of Congress are deadlocked, with a small group of Republicans in the House of Representatives pushing back against any stopgap measure that would at least keep the lights on. On Friday, hardline House Republicans defeated a plan proposed by their own leader to keep funds flowing, with a bill to temporarily fund the government rejected in a 232-198 vote. The measure involved deep spending cuts and would unlikely have passed the Democratic-majority Senate. Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young said Friday it was up to hardline Republican lawmakers to resolve the impasse, telling reporters «there is still a chance» of avoiding a shutdown. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre added at a briefing that «the conversation is not between the president and McCarthy.» «The conversation needs to happen between Speaker McCarthy and his caucus.