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The Republican members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are pressing the Biden administration to step up its information-sharing with Ukraine following Russia's invasion in late February, which has cost thousands of lives and triggered Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.

The war in Ukraine has created a perfect storm leading to skyrocketing food costs sparking fears that a looming food security crisis could lead to further destabilization around the globe.

WASHINGTON -- When Russian forces crossed the Ukrainian border on Feb. 24, virtually every U.S. lawmaker condemned the invasion, but Congress as an institution took no immediate action to respond.

In the five weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, Congress has yet to send a piece of stand-alone legislation to President Biden punishing Russia or aiding Ukraine.

Not so much as a symbolic resolution condemning the invasion has passed both chambers.

Despite the Ukraine war and a pending nuclear deal, Iran is still firmly in Israel’s sights, reports Yassamine Mather

U.S. President Biden's impassioned demand that Russian President Vladimir Putin step down for starting the war in Ukraine -- the climax of an emotional address in Poland over the weekend -- is not getting much support from the allies Mr. Biden is trying to unify for Kyiv.

Senior officials, including Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and top lawmakers stressed that the United States was not seeking regime change in Russia.

The stakes for President Biden's meeting with NATO allies as war rages in Ukraine could not be higher, but the expectations are very low for quick and concrete results as Europe and the U.S. show little appetite for their remaining options to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces.

The senators say the agencies are coming up with secret rules without letting gun owners know how to follow them.