Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. Youre watching cnn newsroom and im rosemary church. One crisis ends as another begins. Why u. S. House speaker Kevin Mccarthys decision to work across the aisle to avoid a Government Shutdown has put his Leadership Role at risk. U. S. Funding for ukraine also on the line after being left out of the Government Spending bill. What that could mean for kyivs fight against russia. And taylor swift embraces her nfl era. The pop superstars appearance at recent games is giving the league an economic boost. Good to have you with us. After congress narrowly passed a shortterm Spending Bill to keep the government open, u. S. President joe biden is now urging lawmakers to approve new Funding Plans before the next deadline. He says lawmakers should pass a yearlong budget deal and authorize more aid for ukraine within the next month and a half. Hes also calling on both parties to act fast, saying they sho
The bill has passed. Oh, one voting present. This is the moment the House Of Representatives approved a 60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. It was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democratsjoining moderate republicans to see off opposition from the hard right. Us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air Defence Systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. Joining me live from washington is our correspondent helena humphrey. Shes on capitol hill following the vote. It is six months since President Biden first sought approval for this aid package, there has been a bitter row over it over it ever since, what got it over the line today . figs what got it over the line today . Sis you what got it over the line today . Is you say, this is long awaited, high stakes, and what this finally got this over the line was that rare display of bipartisanship which we sell. What you will see w
Seeking to score points. Take a listen to qatars Prime Minister. Translation unfortunately, i mean, we have seen that there has been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. This means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of its role. We are now at the stage to evaluate mediation and also evaluate how the parties engage in this mediation. European Union Leaders have agreed to tighten sanctions on iranian producers of drones and missiles in the wake of tehrans unprecedented attack on israel on saturday night. The president of the European Council says its important to do everything to isolate iran. Tensions in the region remain high with israels Prime Minister insisting his country will make its own decisions about how to respond to irans drone and missile attack. Israels western allies fear striking back against iran could trigger a broader war. For more on the role of qatar, i spoke to our middle east correspondent. Spoke to our
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