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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

MARY CLARE JALONICK

US Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, leaves federal court in New York on July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 23, 2024, 11:59 pm
New Jersey’s Menendez resigning from US Senate following corruption conviction
Democratic lawmaker informs state governor he will leave post next month, insists he’s ‘never, ever been a foreign agent’ despite being found guilty of acting on Egypt’s behalf
By MIKE CATALINI and MARY CLARE JALONICK
US First Lady Jill Biden, left, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, right, watch as US President Joe Biden, center left, raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris, as they view the Independence Day firework display over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
July 22, 2024, 1:07 pm
Biden told staff he was dropping out of election a minute before announcement
US president made final decision to step down on Sunday, announcing it immediately and endorsing Harris soon after in order to underline his initial message
By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, stand during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for surviving members of a top-secret WWII unit, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 23, 2024, 3:21 pm
Israel aid bill heads to US Senate for final approval after months of delay
Overall $95B package, which includes aid for Ukraine and Taiwan and provisions against TikTok, will send $17B in military aid to Israel, and likely $2B in humanitarian aid for Gaza
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., stands outside his office during a meeting with the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana, at the Capitol in Washington, February 6, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
February 13, 2024, 11:13 am
US House speaker rips Ukraine, Israel aid package as senators forge ahead on bill
Senate leaders, trying to support US allies, look to vote on $95 million plan despite opposition from Republicans who say it’s lacking on border security; House future uncertain
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK
With reporters seeking comment, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks to the chamber during a test vote to begin debate on a border security bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
February 8, 2024, 4:05 am
Senate Republicans defeat bipartisan border deal, but Ukraine, Israel aid may survive
Divided GOP scrambles to find support for foreign aid in latest sign that longtime party leaders are losing control of wing that backs Trump’s ‘America First’ nationalism
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., answers questions on the border security talks as he meets reporters following a Democratic caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
February 5, 2024, 3:21 am
Senate unveils $118b package that pairs border policies with aid for Israel, Ukraine
Bipartisan bill includes $14 billion in military aid to Israel, humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and $60 billion in Ukraine
By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, answers questions on the border security talks as he meets reporters following a Democratic caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, January 31, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
February 2, 2024, 5:05 am
Schumer schedules crucial test vote on bill that includes aid for Israel
US Senate to vote next Wednesday on legislation that primarily deals with Ukraine aid and US southern border policies, though its future is uncertain
By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY speaks during a news conference after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese officials, at the US Embassy in Beijing, Oct. 9, 2023. (AP/Andy Wong, File)
October 14, 2023, 7:02 am
Schumer to lead bipartisan senators group to Israel to show ‘unwavering’ US support
Senate majority leader expected to meet with PM Netanyahu, President Herzog, new minister Benny Gantz
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, right, at the State Department on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
October 13, 2023, 2:45 am
US, Qatar to bar disbursal of recently unfrozen Iranian funds after Hamas onslaught
Move comes amid continued GOP criticism of Biden administration’s deal with Tehran, in which $6 billion was unfrozen in exchange for release of five detained Americans
By Matthew Lee, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Seung Min Kim
Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in Laphonza Butler, left, to the Senate to succeed the late Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein of California, during a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony on October 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
October 3, 2023, 11:26 pm
US Senate swears in Dianne Feinstein’s replacement, Laphonza Butler
Former union leader and Democratic operative becomes third Black senator in US history after death of the longtime California legislator
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Michael R. Blood
In this March 13, 2014, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
September 30, 2023, 7:05 pm
Women of the Senate remember Dianne Feinstein as tireless fighter, true friend
Republican and Democratic colleagues share warm memories of the long-serving Jewish senator who died Friday
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
File - US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, September 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 22, 2023, 6:44 am
Zelensky meets Biden, briefs US lawmakers on war as some Republican support softens
Washington announces $325 million more in aid to Ukraine, which is struggling to mount counteroffensive to Russian invasion; reception far quieter than last year’s hero’s welcome
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Ellen Knickmeyer
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, freezes at the microphones during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, July 26, 2023. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 27, 2023, 5:13 am
Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly exits press event after freezing up midsentence
Republican appears to lose train off thought, stare off vacantly into space for 20 seconds, raising questions about his health
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Rioters supporting then-US president Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on January 6, 2021. (Julio Cortez/AP)
June 27, 2023, 5:09 pm
FBI, Homeland Security failed to envision Capitol storming despite warnings – report
Agencies ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before riot on January 6, 2021, according to chair of Senate committee probing how they handled indications of trouble brewing
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., center, stands outside the chamber after the Republican-controlled House voted along party lines to censure him, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 22, 2023, 4:25 pm
House of Representatives censures congressman over Trump comments
Rep. Adam Schiff becomes 25th congressman, and 3rd in last 20 years, to be censured, for saying the former US president colluded with Russia
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
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