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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) praised Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the passage of the massive foreign aid package in the House over the weekend. McCaul, who has long pushed for additional aid to Ukraine, said Johnson has his support after the House passed the foreign aid package on Saturday. Johnson has faced some…

Israeli strikes in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza overnight resulted in the deaths of 18 people, the majority of whom were children, while U.S. lawmakers advanced an aid package that would send millions of dollars to Israel. At the Kuwaiti Hospital, it was reported by The Associated Press that a man, his wife, and their 3-year-old child were killed in the first Israeli strike. The woman was…

US Central Command (CENTCOM) is denying reports that the US carried out airstrikes in Iraq after an explosion at a military base killed a member of an Iraqi security force. “We know about reports saying that the United States carried out airstrikes in Iraq today,” CENCTOM said in a Friday night post…

The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) agreed to deliver aid to residents in Gaza when the U.S. finishes a pier for moving aid by sea, U.S. officials said Friday, according to The Associated Press. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has confirmed to The AP that it will work with the WFP to…

Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized President Biden for putting “enormous pressure” on Israel to not “do more” to Iran Friday, after the country launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an attack earlier this month in Syria. Early Friday, the Israeli military struck close to a major air base and nuclear site in Iran.…

Iran’s foreign minister downplayed the attacks on his country on Friday morning, which targeted a major air base and nuclear site near Isfahan, and questioned where they came from and minimized their impact. “What happened last night was not a strike,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated in translated comments during an interview on NBC News’s “Top…

On Friday, the House made progress in advancing legislation to provide aid to Ukraine and other embattled U.S. allies overseas, overcoming a significant procedural obstacle with the help of Democrats—an unusual move by the minority party, but a crucial one in pushing the package forward in the face of strong conservative opposition. The chamber…

She proposed an amendment to introduce “space laser technology” on the Southern border.

Iran fired early Friday at drones believed to be part of an Israeli attack near a significant air base and nuclear site close to the city of Isfahan. Air defense systems were activated after hearing about explosions near the air base, The Associated Press reported. The New York Times reported that television networks and officials in…

Israel struck back after Iran launched a group of drones and missiles last week.