Singapore made global headlines last year when the government announced that biometric processing will replace travel document verifications at Changi Airport in the first half of 2024. But the city-state is going “passport-free” in another area: its land border with Malaysia. From Tuesday, people traveling by car between Singapore and Malaysia can show self-generated QR … Read more
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Thursday cleared a key procedural vote on a bill providing billions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, voting to open debate on legislation that has been stalled by Republicans for months. The breakthrough came after lawmakers decoupled the $95 billion foreign assistance portion of the bill … Read more
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation that paired tougher border policy with more U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel, just days after it was unveiled by a bipartisan group of senators who spent months negotiating with the backing of the GOP. The motion fell well short of the 60 votes needed to advance, … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Tuesday was a deeply embarrassing day for Republicans in the U.S. Capitol. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s big push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed spectacularly following high drama and yelling on the House floor, falling short by just one vote. Minutes later, a Republican bill to send U.S. aid to Israel … Read more
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Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) pushed back on Tesla founder Elon Musk’s criticism of the recently unveiled bipartisan border deal, saying the tech billionaire should keep his focus on recalled Tesla vehicles instead of the legislation. Lankford doubled down on the proposed bill Monday on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” explaining that Musk’s description of … Read more
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) pushed back on tech billionaire Elon Musk’s criticism of the recently unveiled bipartisan border deal, saying he should keep his focus on recalled Tesla vehicles instead of the legislation. Lankford doubled down on the proposed bill Monday on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” explaining that Musk’s description of the bill … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans on Monday signaled their plan to filibuster bipartisan legislation that paired tougher border policy with more U.S. aid to Ukraine, a stunning reversal less than 24 hours after the legislation had been unveiled. With ex-president Donald Trump urging them to kill it, and many on the right up in arms about … Read more
WASHINGTON ― After months of painstaking negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation seeking to address the surge of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, which Republicans had demanded in exchange for passage of more U.S. aid to Ukraine. Senate leaders are planning to hold a procedural vote on the bill on Wednesday, forcing Republicans … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans are in deep distress over whether to support a plan to fix the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that includes key concessions they had demanded from Democrats months ago in exchange for approving new U.S. aid to Ukraine. The bipartisan legislation is expected to be unveiled as early as Friday, … Read more
