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Biden’s shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate

August 25, 2023 came, debate, after, shift, Ukraine, Months, Biden's, F16s, internal0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets — and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves — seemed like an abrupt change in position but was in fact one that came after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies. Biden announced during last week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, that the U.S. would join the F-16 coalition. His green light came after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spent months pressing the West to provide his…

The Vibe Shift on Capitol Hill

March 7, 2022 Vibe’, Hill, shift, capitol0 comment

Bipartisanship still exists in Washington. At President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night, members of both parties stood to applaud the strength of Ukrainians, to cheer for getting kids back in school, and to celebrate funding the police. In February, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass bills reforming the post office and the way that workplaces handle sexual harassment. But all is not well on Capitol Hill. Many lawmakers and staff say that something has shifted in the past two years—that the changes brought on by…

Shift in Congressional majority could drive Democrats’ oversight agenda

January 26, 2022 could, oversight, congressional, Majority, shift, Drive, agenda, Democrats0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>PodcastOne</a>. People who track politics say the majority in Congress could switch next year from Democratic to Republican. If that’s the case, that prospect will drive the Democrats’ oversight agenda for the rest of 2022. Some congressional leaders have laid out their agendas on paper. For what agencies can expect, the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”>Federal Drive with Tom Temin </a>turned to Hogan Lovells attorney and former House Foreign…

Israel-Gaza: The Democrats’ ‘tectonic’ shift on the conflict – BBC News

May 21, 2021 Democrats, News, shift, Conflict, IsraelGaza, 'tectonic'0 comment

Israel-Gaza: The Democrats’ ‘tectonic’ shift on the conflict BBC News Is the US-Israel alliance doomed? Sanders’s and Democrats’ criticism of Gaza bombings suggests it’s in trouble. Vox.com US Democrats offer resolution blocking $ 735M arms sale to Israel | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah U.S. Sen. Sanders offers resolution blocking arms sales to Israel Reuters AOC, other Democrats issue resolution blocking $ 735m US arms sale to Israel Middle East Monitor View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

‘Blue shift’: why votes counted after election day skew to the Democrats – The Guardian

November 1, 2020 Counted, skew, Democrats, after, Guardian, votes, Election, shift, Blue0 comment

‘Blue shift’: why votes counted after election day skew to the Democrats The Guardian “us democrats” – Google News

‘Awakening’: Abigail Spanberger’s House win illustrates the shift of US politics in ‘year of the badass woman’ – USA TODAY

November 17, 2018 illustrates, badass, TODAY, politics, year, House, woman, shift, 'Awakening', Abigail, Spanberger's0 comment

USA TODAY 'Awakening': Abigail Spanberger's House win illustrates the shift of US politics in 'year of the badass woman'USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Even when analysts called her race a “toss-up,” Abigail Spanberger said she never doubted she would win her bid to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District. Sure, no woman had ever served the central Virginia district, and it's been …and more » us politics – Google News