An effort by Senate Republicans to stop non-citizens, including illegal immigrants, from being counted on the census for the purposes of apportionment for House seats and the Electoral College was shot down later Friday after the measure failed to gain the support of a single Democrat. China is the world’s largest diplomatic power, with a wider presence across the globe than the United States, according to a new report shared with Newsweek. Despite spending close to a trillion dollars annully on defense the US is not prepared if and whn it enters into a conflict. To read more go to cepa.org A narrowly divided U.S. Senate will try to move closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday, while hoping to show enough bipartisan support to propel the measure all the way through Congress. The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East. The United States has a much higher stake in Russia’s war on Ukraine than most people think. A Russian conquest of all of Ukraine is by no means impossible if the United States cuts off all military assistance and Europe follows suit.
GOP effort to stop illegal immigrants being counted for House districts, Electoral College shot down in Senate
China Is the World’s No. 1 Diplomatic Power, Ahead of the US, Report Shows
Needed Now: A Crash Program for US Defense Production
Senate faces new test on Ukraine aid bill
US carries out retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked militia targets in Iraq and Syria
THE HIGH PRICE OF LOSING UKRAINE
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