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How can Ukraine’s supporters heal divides in the House Republican majority to win approval on $60 billion in fresh security assistance in time for Ukraine, which needs supplies, to stave off a freshly advancing Russian army?“At the end of the day I do think a majority in the House will pass this [Ukraine aid],” Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, told reporters at a Monitor Breakfast Friday. While some members “can’t be persuaded,” Mr. McCaul says proponents like himself will have to redouble efforts in the coming days “to make it palatable” enough to win over skeptics.At the breakfast, the Texas Republican also addressed other issues including what he calls a “false dichotomy’’ between defending the U.S. southern border or aiding Ukraine, the resurgenc...

Donald Trump likes the idea of a national ban on abortion past 16 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother, the New York Times reported on Friday morning.Trump has veered away from taking a firm stance on abortion during his presidential campaign. He has taken credit for the US supreme court’s 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade, since he appointed three of the justices who took part in that decision, but he has also suggested that Republicans who take extreme stances on abortion lose elections.“Know what I like about 16?” Trump told one individual, according to the Times, which based its report on two people with knowledge of Trump’s thoughts. “It’s even. It’s four months.”Trump is waiting until after the conclusion of the Republican primary to pub...

Germany's Ministry of Defense announced an additional $100 million in military aid for Ukraine as Berlin ramps up its support of Kyiv's armed forces against Russia's invasion.During a recent meeting with Ukraine's newly appointed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Berlin's highest-ranking military officer General Carsten Breuer pledged a new defense package to provide Ukraine with "short-term support," including mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, explosives to arm small drones, medical supplies, 77 multi 1A1 trucks and spare parts for a variety of weapon systems.The package in total is worth around $107 million."Overall, we are very close to what is happening in Ukraine and what Ukraine needs," German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius said in a statement Thursday. German Defen...

Feb. 15—VALDOSTA — Another round of rain is heading for South Georgia this weekend, but forecasters say people shouldn't expect much drama.A storm system is moving into the region from the Gulf of Mexico, said Kelly Godsey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Tallahassee, Fla., office."It's bringing mostly light rain," he said. "We don't expect any thunderstorms with it."The storm is expected to bring about one-quarter to one-half of an inch of rain to South Georgia, mostly on Saturday, he said."The worst of the storm is expected to pass mostly to (Valdosta's) south," said John Feerick, senior meteorologist with the private forecasting firm AccuWeather.After Sunday, temperatures will start to cool down as drier air follows the storm into the region, he said.Temperatures in ...

A woman allegedly boarded a flight from Nashville to Los Angeles without a boarding pass earlier this month.The flyer bypassed the boarding pass and ID check by walking through an unmanned section of the security checkpoint, the Transportation Security Administration said.“TSA is reviewing the circumstances of this matter, but can confirm that the traveler in question was physically screened, along with their carry-on items, without incident at the Nashville International Airport security checkpoint on February 7th before boarding the flight,” the agency told USA TODAY in an emailed statement. “TSA and its airline partners are cooperating with the ongoing law enforcement investigation.”The passenger allegedly took an American Airlines flight without a ticket, according to the Federal Burea...

Fani Willis faces accusations of an improper relationship with a prosecutor she hired and could be disqualified from the case. Source link