The International Monetary Fund has reached an agreement with Ukraine to provide a loan worth $15.6 billion to support the war-torn country in its economic recovery, post-war reconstruction and path to EU accession. The staff-level agreement was reached after a week-long meeting between Ukrainian officials and an IMF team led […]

President Joe Biden has signed into law Covid Origins Act of 2023. The legislation requires the Biden administration to declassify intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of the Covid pandemic within 90 days of enactment. The Covid Origins Act of 2023 […]

In the latest tranche of U.S. security assistance to help Ukraine fight against Russian attacks, the Department of Defense announced the authorization of arms and equipment worth $350 million. This military assistance package includes more ammunition for U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and howitzers that Ukraine is […]

The Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled the first set of Part B prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare inflation rebates because they raised their prices faster than inflation. Under prescription drug law, prescription drug companies have to pay back Medicare if they raise prices on […]

As Russian forces are continuing intense fighting to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that if that happens, it cannot be considered as an operational or strategic setback for the Ukrainian military. “I certainly don’t want to discount the tremendous work that […]

On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States announced a new range of sanctions targeting Russia’s key sectors, holding it accountable for its war of aggression. In coordination with G7 partners and allies, the Departments of the Treasury and State will implement sweeping sanctions against key […]

President Joe Biden has announced a $4 billion project to replace the 150-year-old Baltimore And Potomac Tunnel. Biden traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, to kick off the major project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The president, who has the nickname “Amtrak Joe,” recalled delays he encountered at the tunnel when […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is planning a prolonged campaign of attacks using Iranian drones with the aim of demoralizing and exhausting Ukraine. “We have information that Russia is planning a prolonged attack with Shaheds. Its bet may be on exhaustion. On exhaustion of our people, our air defense, […]

President Joe Biden has signed the Speak Out Act into law, which would prevent the judicial enforcement of non-disclosure agreements to silence victims of sexual assault and harassment in workplace. Introduced by New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand in July, the Bill was approved unanimously in the Senate and was passed […]

In a landmark bipartisan vote, the Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriage. The Bill was passed by a final 61-36 vote. All members of the Democratic caucus and 12 Republican Senators, who backed the revised version of the bill that […]