Apr 14 Ukraine will struggle to fight off Russian advances without U.S. aid, military analysts warn By Associated Press With the war in Ukraine entering its third year and a vital U.S. aid package for Kyiv stuck in Congress, Russia has used its edge in firepower and personnel to step up attacks across eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 9:07 Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on Ukraine aid, House leadership and the 2024 race By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post and Stephen Fowler of NPR join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Congress' packed agenda, the House speaker's attempts to hold together a fragile majority and the presidential candidates try… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 7:14 Yellen discusses state of the economy, importance of aid for Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Murrey Jacobson, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The Congressional funding deal reached Wednesday will avert a government shutdown for at least a week. Amna Nawaz discussed those negotiations. the overall state of the economy and aid for Ukraine with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 6:09 Biden, congressional leaders meet at White House with potential shutdown looming By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens The top four leaders in Congress met with President Biden in the Oval Office to discuss how to fund the government and what should happen next for U.S. support of Ukraine. Congress faces a precarious stack of crises this week… Continue watching
Feb 25 Biden invites top congressional leaders to meet and discuss Ukraine, government funding By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. Continue reading
Feb 25 Delays in promised Western aid to Ukraine are costing soldiers’ lives, their defense minister says By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. It was the first time that Kyiv has confirmed the number of its losses. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:54 State Dept. official: If Putin wins Ukraine, tyrants ‘will get hungry’ with aspirations By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn, Alexa Gold, Morgan Till The Biden administration unveiled a new set of sanctions against Russia to punish it further for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that it started two years ago. The sanctions are also meant to target Russia for the death of anti-corruption… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 10:08 Brooks and Capehart on U.S. aid for Ukraine wavering on partisan battle lines By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics as Ukraine marks two years of war with Russia, American support for aid to the country is wavering… Continue watching
Feb 18 Republican opponent of U.S. aid to Ukraine argues his case at Munich Security Conference By Associated Press Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican and ally of Donald Trump, said in Munich that “the problem in Ukraine … is that there’s no clear end point" and that the U.S. doesn't make enough weapons to support wars in eastern Europe,… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 5:59 Senate approves Ukraine aid, but bill faces GOP opposition in House By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura It was a big day on Capitol Hill where Senators passed a $95 billion plan to fund Ukraine, Israel and other foreign aid needs. And in the House of Representatives, Republicans planned another attempt at impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro… Continue watching