Our first report is from our North America correspondent nomia iqbal. On this vote, the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. The bill is passed. The moment has been a long time coming. After more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid for ukraine finally passed. Translation today we have got the decision we were waiting for on the american Support Package for which we fought so hard. President zelensky, how is. . President zelensky had personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. Many in congress waved ukrainian plans during voting, but there was still divisions, with members of the Democratic Party backing kyiv, others in the Republican Party not so much. But this is the sell out of america today. When we have members of congress in there waving the ukrainian flag on the United States house of representatives floor, while were doing nothing to secure our border . I think every american in this country should be furious. But the house speaker, republican mikejohn
Our first report is from our North America correspondent nomia iqbal. On this vote, the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. The bill is passed. The moment has been a long time coming. After more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid for ukraine finally passed. Translation today we have got the decision we were waiting for on the american Support Package for which we fought so hard. President zelensky, how is. . President zelensky had personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. Many in congress waved ukrainian plans during voting, but there was still divisions, with members of the Democratic Party backing kyiv, others in the Republican Party not so much. But this is the sell out of america today. When we have members of congress in there waving the ukrainian flag on the United States House Of Representatives floor, while were doing nothing to secure our border . I think every american in this country should be furious. But the house speaker, republican mikejohn
Impartial in a case involving the former president. Speaking after day one of the trial mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. Its a scam trial. If you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, theres not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. Its a scam. Its a political witchhunt. It continues forever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. 0ur North America Correspondentjohn Sudworth has more from new york. When Donald Trumps motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. When it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. Donald trump suggesting he needed a day off at some point to at
The former president. Speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. Its a scam trial. If you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, theres not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. Its a scam. Its a political witchhunt. It continues for ever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. Live now to new york to speak to our correspondent john sudworth. John, bring us up to date with what happened today . When Donald Trumps motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. When it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. Donald trump suggesting he needed a day o