President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly confirmed more than $100 billion in US aid to Ukraine since the Russian military offensive began in February 2022, prompting one lawmaker to call for ending the “money pit.” Responding seven months late to a request from Senate Republicans for an accounting of US …
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White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has claimed that it was too early to make a call on what the results of Ukraine’s counteroffensive operations would be, insisting that despite losing a “significant” amount of forces, Kiev still has “substantial” reserves to throw into battle. When asked whether “the real …
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US President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to push forward with the controversial sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye, just hours after Ankara stopped standing in the way of Sweden’s membership in NATO. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed the decision on Tuesday, saying Biden would work …
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The US House of Representatives has appointed a new speaker following 15 separate votes, with GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy now set to fill the position after a days-long battle with insurgent Republicans. While McCarthy lost out on the 14th vote on Friday night and the House appeared to be …
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It is not yet time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan argued in an interview on Friday. His comment came after Henry Kissinger – who held the same post in the early 1970s – said talks should happen sooner rather than later. “We don’t …
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The White House has declined to say whether President Joe Biden would return campaign contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of a major crypto exchange who is now accused of defrauding investors before his company imploded last month. Asked whether the president will send back the donations during a press …
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Republican lawmakers announced on Thursday that they would probe whether US President Joe Biden had been “swayed by foreign dollars or influence” through his son, Hunter Biden. President Biden met with more than a dozen of Hunter’s foreign associates, including the executive of a Ukrainian energy firm that employed the …
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The Republican Party is on course to regain control of the US House of Representatives, according to several news organizations that are tracking the midterm election vote count. In the Senate, the Democrats and GOP are neck and neck. According to AP, Democrats and Republicans so far have 47 seats …
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The White House has released its first official National Security Strategy of Joe Biden’s presidency nearly two years in, replacing an interim version adopted in March 2021. Introducing the document on Wednesday, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan described the “decisive decade” to come embodying two “fundamental” challenges: competing to “shape …
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While himself enthusiastic about the reported advancements by the Ukrainian military in Kharkov Region, White House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday urged reporters not to lose sight of Russia’s military potential. “They clearly still have a military capable of inflicting great damage and casualties,” Kirby told reporters at …
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