The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) late Thursday passed the annual Defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, nearly $1.15 trillion measure to the full House after debating a chunk of some 900 offered amendments for 14 hours. The measure, known as the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the panel by a 44...

Republican and Democratic senators say that Thursday’s vote-a-rama —  a marathon series of votes on amendments to the budget reconciliation package — is dragging on because Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is trying to perfect language to drive a stake through President Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Cassidy has spoken to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned five Cuban entities including ICAP, targeting networks he says enable Cuba's subversive radical operations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday shared a letter asking Russian President Vladimir Putin for a face-to-face meeting while the U.S. remains "fully focused" on Iran. Zelensky told Putin that he has "spent nearly of half of your 26 years in power in Russia waging war against Ukraine." He expands on how much Russia's war...