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...Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie on Tuesday said he would join Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, another Republican and ally of former president Donald Trump, in pushing forward a “motion to...
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...But even that is a matter of debate in polarised Georgia....
...The comments came less than 24 hours after Johnson unveiled a plan for votes on funding for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies, a potential breakthrough after months of Republican opposition to new aid...
...Johnson’s speakership has been on shaky ground for weeks, since Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, an outspoken opponent of Ukraine aid, threatened to trigger a vote of no confidence in his leadership...
...But most supporters of Kyiv in Washington are still hoping for a breakthrough on the aid package....
...party, led by Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, have signalled they will vote against it....
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...Trump gained sufficient backing for the Republican nomination after winning a primary contest in Washington yesterday, while Biden prevailed in Georgia....
...On Sunday, Raphael Warnock, the Democratic senator from Georgia, cited warnings from aid workers that an Israeli incursion into Rafah could kill “up to 85,000 more Palestinians in six months”....
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...Washington largely treated the Georgia legislator as a joke when she was first elected. Now Greene is threatening the speakership of her party leader, Mike Johnson, if he tries to pass Ukraine funding....
...It would also give the president authority to issue a one-time extension of 90 days....
...Biden on Wednesday signed a $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that included a measure to tackle what US national security officials view as the threat of Chinese group ByteDance, which owns...
...President Joe Biden has pledged to sign a $95bn security aid package passed by the Senate on Tuesday, which includes funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan....
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