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Lawmakers Plan to Block Trump Nominees Over Ukraine Satellite Network Restrictions

23. Oktober 2026 um 19:18
Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania and a former F.B.I. agent who worked on Russian counterintelligence in Kyiv, said he doubted the communication problems were accidental.

Short on Cash, Democrats Weigh Big Bets to Unseat Entrenched Republicans

06. Oktober 2026 um 16:38
With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.’s biggest blue-district survivors.

© Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

The Democrats’ hold on the House affects Representative Hakeem Jeffries’s ability to govern his party if he becomes speaker next year.

Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks

25. November 2025 um 19:49
Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers have accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky posted on social media recently that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had “spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool.”
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