Senator Tom Cotton accused four major media outlets and their journalists of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and demanded US Attorney General Merrick Garland to open a national security investigation into them, according to a letter, published by the lawmaker on Friday.
The Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Monday introduced a stand-alone bill to provide $14.3 billion in additional emergency aid to Israel despite US President Joe Biden s request for a $106 billion package that also covers support for Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as other expenses.
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is spearheading an effort to split up the White House’s proposed supplemental funding package that combines assistance to Israel and Ukraine, according to a memo published by an American newspaper.
US President Joe Biden is asking Congress for nearly $106 billion in extra funding to provide further support to Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region, as well as to fund operations on the US southern border, the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a document provided to Sputnik on Friday.
Israel looks set to emerge as the second biggest net receiver of US financial assistance after requesting a record $10 billion in emergency aid this week, statistics showed.