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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her threat to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying that doing so would make foreign enemies like China, Russia, and Iran more confident and aggressive. Moskowitz expressed on “Fox News Sunday” that the attempt to remove the Speaker of the House by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) would give China, Russia, and Iran more confidence. Greene, along with Massie and Gosar, supported ousting Johnson over his handling of Ukraine aid and government spending, which Moskowitz believes would benefit foreign adversaries. The potential ouster remains uncertain as Greene has not pushed for a vote or clarified the conditions for doing so.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated Sunday that the United States is “not funding” war in his country, emphasizing that the U.S. is helping protect democracy throughout the region. NBC host Kristen Welker asked Zelensky on “Meet the Press” how long Americans can expect to fund the war in Ukraine,” noting that there has been some…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the U.S. after the House passed a bill providing additional funds to Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia. “Today, we received the awaited decision on the US aid package that we long fought for. And a very significant one,” Zelensky wrote on social media platform X. “Our…

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Saturday that “Ukraine will likely fall” if the U.S. is unable to approve more aid to the embattled country amid its war with Russia. “Now, if we don’t get this aid passed, Ukraine will likely fall,” Bacon told NewsNation’s “Morning in America.” “The Russians are — they got huge munitions…

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Americans have “every right to be angry” about a border security bill not being a part of foreign aid legislation making its way through Congress this week. “I believe the American people have every right to be pretty angry with Congress as a whole, and both sides tonight,” Mace said…

Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her anti-Ukraine stance in a CNN interview on Friday. “Moscow Marjorie has reached a new low,” Buck said during an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” with anchor Erica Hill. “You know, during the Russian Revolution, [Bolshevik Revolution leader Vladimir] Lenin talked…

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it is “not the right business model.” “Now Mike Johnson walked into a bad situation,” Comer said Friday an interview with Fox News’s Martha MacCallum. “It’s gotten a lot worse since…

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said the U.S. passing new aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russia would give the Eastern European country a “big boost of morale” in Friday comments. “I think the U.S. coming through with aid is going to be critical,” Vindman said in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell…

Senate conservatives led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) urged House Republicans to oppose what they called a “sham” procedural tactic devised by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to break an emergency foreign aid package into four different pieces to give it a better chance of passing. Senate conservatives warned it would result in the House passing…

Former Vice President Mike Pence urged House lawmakers to approve more funding for Ukraine, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may target a NATO nation if Russia wins its war with Kyiv.