Conservative skeptics of funding the war in Ukraine predict it will be the last major U.S. aid package for Kyiv that passes. 

“If Ukraine thinks that it’s getting another $60 billion supplemental out of the United States Congress, there’s no way,” said Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, who led the opposition among Senate Republicans. 

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday the new military aid package for Ukraine will last through the end of the year, raising the prospect that a new infusion of weapons and funding may be needed in 2025. Read Full Story

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GOP Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Tom Cotton of Arkansas called on President Joe Biden Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the conflict in the Middle East. 

Cotton called on the Biden administration to “break up” the pro-Palestinian groups on Columbia’s campus if Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fails to take control of the situation by deploying the New York National Guard. 

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Polish President Andrzej Duda joined the list of foreign leaders beating a path to Donald Trump’s door this week, in the latest European acknowledgment of the Republican’s clout as a once-and-possibly-future president of the United States.

“It was a friendly meeting in a very nice atmosphere,” Duda told Polish media after his Wednesday evening dinner.

Trump struck a collegial tone when welcoming the Polish leader, whom he described as a “friend,” adding that “we’re behind Poland all the way.” And that’s a sound bite that many European leaders are eager to hear, as they eye with alarm President Joe Biden’s poll numbers, Trump’s campaign speeches, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and congressional Republican opposition to continued U.S. aid for Ukraine. Read Full Story

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