Senate approves Ukraine, Israel foreign aid package
Even though the $95 billion aid package passed the upper chamber, its prospects in the House appear dim.
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Even though the $95 billion aid package passed the upper chamber, its prospects in the House appear dim.
Sen. Chris Murphy, one of the architects of the failed bipartisan bill that tied Ukraine aid with border security, tells "Face the Nation" that he thinks the Senate is going to pass the Ukraine aid bill that the House advanced last week. "I think we're gonna get this done in the Senate by early to mid next week," Murphy said.
The Senate is working towards providing more wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel after legislation tied to a border deal failed. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3upKN3t
The immigration deal would overhaul American border policy by restricting access to the asylum system during spikes in illegal immigration.
A bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill that would give the White House the authority to temporarily shut down the border, streamline asylums and provide funding for Ukraine and Israel has been released by the Senate. House Speaker Mike Johnson is pouring cold water on it though, calling the legislation "dead on arrival" in his chamber of Congress. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
At least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board a plane that crashed in western Russia's Belgorod region, Russian state media say.
With Ukraine's counteroffensive all but stalled, winter setting in and aid for Ukraine from its allies in some doubt, Moscow hit hard from the air.
Most eastern Christian churches use the Julian calendar, in which Christmas falls on Jan. 7, rather than the Gregorian calendar used in everyday life and by Western churches.
A team of doctors from Maimonides Health are headed to Ukraine to train medical students and professionals.
A team of Brooklyn-based doctors from Maimonides Health are headed to Ukraine this weekend to help medical students overseas. As CBS New York's Hannah Kliger reports, the goal is to share life-saving knowledge in the war-torn country. https://cbsloc.al/45ZqNBJ
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Rep. Gregory Meeks from Queens is the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee. Watch his conversation on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
President Joe Biden offered a message of strength in the fight against terrorists and dictators overseas Thursday night. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Fsa9zL
President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday night on the war between Israel and Hamas. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Fsa9zL
President Biden will deliver an address to the nation from the Oval Office on Thursday about the recent Hamas attacks against Israel and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the White House said. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on what Mr. Biden is expected to say.
Today is Climate Day at the United Nations, as leaders from around the world discuss what their countries are willing to do to commit to cut carbon emissions and tamp down on rising global temperatures.
President Joe Biden made several appearances in New York City as he pushed for continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, and Ukraine's president appeared in person at the United Nations for the first time since the war began. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3t4XqzQ
Volodymyr Zubko, who has only been in the U.S. for four days, heard the collision from his bedroom and took action. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
President Joe Biden and Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made their cases at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday for continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Michael George reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3t4XqzQ
The tech billionaire says he denied an "urgent" request from Ukraine to extend Starlink satellite coverage, to avoid complicity in a "major act of war."
As an apparent power struggle brings claims of an insurrection in Russia, here's what to know about the Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described Yevgeny Prigozhin as a man who made serious "mistakes" but "achieved the right results."
Lawmakers are reacting to the decision to send cluster bombs to the Ukraine to help the country defend itself against Russia. It's causing a divide on Capitol Hill. Cristian Benavides reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3PLSl92
Cluster bombs are controversial weapons banned by more than 100 countries, but not the U.S., Ukraine or Russia.
The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the war against Russia, even though the United Nations urges the warring countries to avoid using them.
