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The White House remains confident that despite the differences expressed by various representatives in the US Congress over continued support for Ukraine, a bill with a new large-scale assistance package will eventually be passed.

Despite a number of U.S. lawmakers being opposed to extending further aid to Ukraine, the White House is confident that the bill with a new comprehensive aid package will be passed, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sept. 15.

PEPFAR authorization expires on Sept. 30, and the program that once had strong bipartisan support through multiple presidencies has become a partisan issue. Read more.

The judge nominated for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals defended his role as a public defender in the case, saying we live in an “amazing country” where everyone has a right to defense.

Lahaina “is a community that has been flattened, and it needs our support,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said in pushing for increased federal funding.

Biden’s supplemental funding request to Congress proposed earlier this month ties additional disaster relief funding with more assistance for Ukraine.

For President Joe Biden, strong backing for Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion has been a rare issue where he’s mustered bipartisan support. There long has been an isolationist strain in the United States, particularly in the Republican Party, but rarely has it been shared by so many candidates for president.

State legislators across the U.S. are introducing a wave of bills aimed at curbing Chinese land ownership near military bases and strategic areas. Bipartisan support: Lawmakers from 33 states have collectively introduced 81 bills this year specifically targeting the acquisition of land by the Chinese government, China-based businesses and Chinese citizens. While most of these bills have gained traction in Republican-controlled legislatures, some have garnered bipartisan support.

The state of Illinois is creating a $20 million grant program aimed at bringing grocery stores to areas that lack easy access to fresh foods under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday. The program, which Pritzker touted in his budget proposal to lawmakers in February, was approved with broad bipartisan support during the legislature’s spring session, though Republicans voted ...

Rep. Jeff Van Drew once bemoaned the division that a partisan impeachment would cause. Now, as a Republican, he's not showing those same concerns.