Graham and Connolly spotlight foreign aid while Americans’ needs remain sidelined.

In a political theater starring Lindsey Graham and Rep. Gerald Connolly, aid flows abroad, neglecting Americans’ needs. Here comes war pig Lindsey hitting the Sunday shows to praise selling out the USA. https://t.co/AejIvozu3p — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 21, 2024 Check out this POS. https://t.co/uBNE7OvApv — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April …

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House rules committee (with help from democrats) approves foreign aid bills; Tiktok bill added to foreign aid vote on Ukraine.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid package will advance to the floor, after Democrats on the Rules Committee stepped in to counter conservative defections. The contentious panel vote tees up the four-bill plan for floor consideration on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a fourth bill of related GOP …

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Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries hit record high.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record in February, its fifth straight monthly rise, Treasury Department data released on Wednesday showed. Holdings totaled $7.965 trillion, up from a revised $7.945 trillion in January. Treasuries owned by foreigners rose 8.7% from a year earlier. Holdings …

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Investors shy away from China; Foreign Direct Investment hits 23-year low.

EM investors are staying away from China. via Goldman Sachs pic.twitter.com/S5ZAzFhkcK — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) April 2, 2024 #recession … #GFC2 China $USD #Liquidity Squeeze edition No mystery why the Chinese yuan is under pressure from the US #Dollar…#fx #forex $CNY $USDCNY 👀 https://t.co/eMWVIu9dL2 pic.twitter.com/2dqe3y1o1H — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) April …

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Embrace the unpredictability and chaos of the foreign exchange market

FX market says we're really close, real close…Just follow the dollar down that rabbit hole Mr CNH and Misty Yen gonna show us the wayRemember…The hurrier I go, the behinder I get…Stay SlowStay amongst the mad peopleWe're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Stay MAD… https://t.co/HIDwBTz9GH pic.twitter.com/n2apDt5OB6 — Hugh …

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Over 130 British MPs have sent a letter to the Foreign Minister urging for an arms embargo on Israel, citing Israel’s non-compliance with the UN

#BREAKING: Over 130 British MPs have sent a letter to the Foreign Minister urging for an arms embargo on Israel, citing Israel's non-compliance with the UN Security Council's ceasefire resolution. pic.twitter.com/DbyZohmFNd — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 27, 2024 AhlulBayt News Agency: Parliamentary pressure is building on the UK government …

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Democrats consider supporting Ukraine aid in the form of a loan amid deadlock over $60 billion foreign aid package.

Democrats in both chambers suggest they’re willing to support Ukraine aid in the form of a loan, an idea that’s gaining steam with Kyiv’s GOP champions as they scramble to end Congress’s deadlock and help Ukraine battle Russian forces. The loan design is not the Democrats’ preference. They’re urging the …

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Israeli Foreign Minister Says ‘History Will Judge’ Canada’s Suspension of Arms Exports to Israel

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz denounced Canada’s decision to suspend future arms exports to Israel, saying “history will judge” the Western nation for reneging on its support for Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas. Canadian foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly announced Tuesday that the Trudeau-led government would stop sending …

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TikTok ban a trojan horse; grants power to ban websites, not just apps. Law targets hosting services or app stores, not foreign adversaries.

The so-called TikTok ban is a trojan horse. The President will be given the power to ban WEB SITES, not just Apps. The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S. (or offshore) INTERNET HOSTING SERVICE or App Store, not the “foreign adversary.”https://t.co/iKtAQFGeQH pic.twitter.com/P26hEbzQrf — Thomas Massie …

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Haiti is paralyzed by violence with major airports closed, leaving foreign visitors trapped, as all police stations come under mass attack.

Armed gangs have banded together in an effort to bring down the government. The State Department tells Americans to get out anyway they can. The US has reportedly started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti under the cover of darkness after dozens of heavily armed gang fighters tried to seize …

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Foreign troops in Ukraine? They’re already there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin still casts the conflict as a proxy battle with the West that Moscow claims is propping up Kyiv. But Western governments have been at pains to maintain a plausible distance from the war, no matter their robust support for Ukraine’s defense. Leaked documents last year confirmed …

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Progressives could derail Schumer foreign aid bill.

House Democratic leadership is checking the pulse of lawmakers to see if they’d still back forcing a vote on the Senate-passed national security bill through a discharge petition amid ongoing gridlock, according to two people familiar with the matter. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has vowed to use “all options” …

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Check what’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion foreign aid boondoggle. We are borrowing every dollar, and giving it away for free. $9 Billion (of your money) for civilians in Gaza and Ukraine.

The updated $95 billion supplemental bill without the border provisions captured the necessary 60 votes needed The package includes $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83 billion to support partners in the Indo-Pacific It also also provides $9.15 billion in humanitarian assistance …

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Donald J. Trump: “From This Point Forward, No Money in the Form of Foreign Aid Should Be Given to Any Country Unless It Is Done as a Loan, Not A Giveaway.”

View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, ARE YOU LISTENING U.S. SENATE(?), NO MONEY IN THE FORM OF FOREIGN AID SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ANY COUNTRY UNLESS IT IS DONE AS A LOAN, NOT JUST A GIVEAWAY. IT CAN BE LOANED ON EXTRAORDINARILY GOOD TERMS, …

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Putin: ‘To use the dollar as a tool of foreign policy struggle is one of the biggest strategic mistakes made by the U.S political leadership’

Putin: “To use the dollar as a tool of foreign policy struggle is one of the biggest strategic mistakes made by the U.S political leadership” “It is a stupid mistake” “Does anyone in the United States realize this? “What are you doing?” “You are cutting yourself off” “Even the United …

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