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House passes Ukraine aid bill, bypassing GOP leadership

The House passed a bipartisan bill to deliver fresh aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions against Russia, defying GOP leadership and President Trump's stance on the war.

Ilhan Omar casts lone Democratic no vote on Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions package

Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) was the only Democrat to vote against a bill that passed the House Thursday that would provide new military assistance to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia, breaking with her party as it delivered a bipartisan blow to President Trump’s foreign policy. “I have always, and will continue, to stand with...

Putin slams Western sanctions as damaging to the global economy

In a speech to the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin accused the West of undermining the global economy and finances with unilateral sanctions.

US releases video showing interdiction of sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released footage of its forces interdicting a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Navy helicopters landed U.S. forces on the stateless vessel MT Davina, in an operation described as a “maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding.” The oil supertanker, capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude oil, according […]

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House Passes New Ukraine Aid Bill, Setting Up Senate Showdown

The House has passed the Ukraine Support Act, providing new defense aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia via a discharge petition. The bill now heads to the Senate.

Several Republicans vote with Democrats to pass Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions package

The House of Representatives voted 226 to 195 to pass a sweeping Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package on Thursday.

Trump Targets Cuba’s Power Structure In Sweeping Blow To Communist Elites

The Trump administration delivered a sweeping blow to the Cuban regime on Thursday, sanctioning its president, members of the Castro family dynasty, Cuba’s military ministry, and a gold mining operation that funnels wealth to regime elites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has framed the Trump administration’s efforts as an existential campaign against a government he ...

Rubio sanctions Cuban groups with ties to US nonprofit network funded by communist donor Neville Roy Singham

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

US sanctions Cuban president as Trump turns up heat on island’s leadership

The State Department has sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, along with four other individuals and five entities within the island nation’s communist government. The sanctions are “part of the Trump Administration’s comprehensive push to end the Cuban regime’s decades-long campaign of political, ideological, and institutional warfare against the United States and to hold accountable those […]

House passes Ukraine aid bill with new sanctions for Russia

House members voted 226-195 to pass the Ukraine Support Act, which authorizes $8 billion in military finance loans to Ukraine and extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2027.

House passes bill to provide more Ukraine aid and impose new sanctions on Russia

The 226-195 vote is a sign of impatience with President Donald Trump's approach to the war and represents the House's second major foreign policy break with Trump this week.

18 House Republicans defy Trump to pass Ukraine aid package headed for veto fight

The Republican-led House passed a sweeping Ukraine security package with military aid and Russia sanctions, rebuking the White House, which vowed a veto.

House passes new Ukraine aid package, with 18 Republicans bucking Trump

The GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed legislation authorizing funding for military aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, a largely symbolic move that nonetheless demonstrates some Republicans’ willingness to buck President Trump on foreign policy. Eighteen Republicans and Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) joined Democrats to pass the measure, which was brought to the floor...

18 House Republicans defy Trump and vote to send $1.3 billion to Ukraine

Eighteen House Republicans broke ranks on Thursday and joined nearly every single Democrat in voting to send an additional $1.3 billion in aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia. In a 226-195 vote, the House approved the legislation, defying both House GOP leadership and President Donald Trump’s preferred approach to ending the war […]

House passes bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia

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.

U.S. sanctions Cuban president as Trump administration puts pressure on its leaders

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, according to a filing on the Treasury Department website.

U.S. sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel in latest move pressuring island's leadership

The sanctions come after Trump signed an executive order expanding sanctions against the island and has been threatening military action ever since ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba.

SEE IT: Lavish $35M mansion bought by tech CEO accused of feeding US gear to Iran's nuclear machine

Dual U.S.-Iranian citizen allegedly used millions from Iran sanctions-evasion scheme to build a $35 million Newport Beach mansion, federal prosecutors say.

House poised to pass Ukraine aid over the objections of Republican leaders

The House is on course to pass legislation that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy despite opposition from Republican leaders who warn the bill will undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.