Well this isn’t good =>

McCaul says because the situation is “so dire in Israel and Ukraine,” he believes the foreign aid package needs to get done “next week” in the House

Very informative =>

“Moscow's aim was to bring more pro-Russian candidates into the European Parliament, the Belgian leader said, adding that he had been in touch with his Czech counterpart and the heads of the European Commission and European Parliament.” bbc.com/news/world-eur…

“Germany’s main opposition conservatives retained a clear lead with 30%.”

Reason 1 million why supplemental package is urgently needed =>

Theme here => Biden Admin won’t reimpose sanctions on Venezuela after Maduro regime drop kicked opposition citing oil price increases. A solution is more American energy instead of this

U.S. to flex alliance with Japan, Philippines with joint patrols, drills near South China Sea

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The world is on fire. Boris Johnson is in Washington urging Congress to act on supplemental aid package for Ukraine. Sadly, UK press corp lived up to its tabloid reputation (w/ an exception or 2). The former PM stayed on point while giving the audience a good laugh.

One of the worst bill names ever

“A U.S. official with knowledge of the matter said Thursday that American intelligence reports indicate an Iranian retaliatory strike within days, “possibly on Israeli soil” as opposed to Israeli interests elsewhere.” wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Credit where credit’s due => unanimous German political agreement to seriously fund massive increases in defense spending. Berlin has work to do. wsj.com/articles/germa…

.⁦Wall Street Journal Opinion⁩ => Iran is an opportunistic power committed to Israel’s destruction, and its threats have escalated since Israel took out its terror kingpin in Syria on April wsj.com/articles/iran-…

This is Putin’s Russia =>

A tragedy of our own making => “The Taliban Have Restored Barbarism to Afghanistan: They’re stoning women for adultery and threatening the security of neighboring states.” wsj.com/articles/meet-…

For 607 days, Ryan Corbett has been wrongfully detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today, Chuck Schumer and I have introduced a resolution calling for Ryan’s immediate release. It’s time to put the Taliban on notice and it’s time to bring Ryan Corbett home.

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Correct. It’s not a thought experiment; it’s reality.

“His administration has honed a new template for responding to China’s gray zone tactics: first, by continuously showing up in the South China Sea, and second, by showing the world what it is like to be at the receiving end of those tactics.”

“Elected nearly two years ago, Marcos has driven a rapid shift away from his predecessor’s pro-China orientation and doubled down on the U.S. alliance.” wsj.com/world/asia/chi…

“Shingo Yamagami, former intelligence chief of Japan’s foreign ministry, says “there is a complete analogy” between “what Russia did vis-à-vis Ukraine and what China might do vis-à-vis Taiwan.”