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18 House Republicans defy Trump to pass Ukraine aid package headed for veto fight

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The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a sweeping security package providing new military aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia, delivering a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, who opposed the measure. 

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Eighteen Republicans crossed party lines to support the Democrat-authored legislation in a vote of 226-195. California Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, also supported the legislation. Meanwhile, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was the lone Democratic lawmaker to vote against the bill.

House GOP leadership and the vast majority of Republicans opposed the legislation aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defenses amid a surge in Russian missile and drone strikes as the conflict enters its fifth year.

The measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle to clear the chamber. The White House said the legislation would undermine President Donald Trump’s goal of ending the prolonged conflict and that he would veto the measure, according to a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.

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The GOP-led House passed a Ukraine aid package over the objections of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and the White House. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

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«The bill seeks to tie the President’s hands by mandating a wide-ranging U.S. response to the Russia-Ukraine war while adding hundreds of millions in unfunded authorizations,» the White House document reads, in part. 

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The security package would reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine and NATO, authorize more than $1.5 billion in new security assistance and $8 billion in direct loans, and extend a Pentagon program that procures weapons and military equipment for Ukraine. 

The legislation would also target the Kremlin’s energy profits, which are central to keeping Russia’s war effort going, as well as organizations and companies that do business with sanctioned Russian entities.

The White House warned that the legislation’s mandatory sanctions would «plunge the global economy into chaos.»

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But Republicans who supported the measure said its passage should not be viewed as defying the president. 

«President Trump has been the leader to support the people of Ukraine, and so I’ll be voting for the people of Ukraine, continuing the Trump tradition of support,» Wilson, a South Carolina lawmaker, told Fox News Digital in an interview.

When asked about GOP opposition, Wilson said, «Putin needs to know that the American people stand with the brave and courageous people of Ukraine.»

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The White House warned that President Donald Trump would veto the Ukraine Support Act if it reaches his desk.

The White House warned that President Donald Trump would veto the Ukraine Support Act if it reaches his desk. (Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Still, several Republicans who opposed the measure said their opposition should not be viewed as a lack of support for Ukraine. 

«This bill is not about helping Ukraine. This is not about standing up to Vladimir Putin,» Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., said. «This is about engaging in Trump Derangement Syndrome as President Trump tries to bring this [conflict] in for a landing.»

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Others in the GOP conference voiced firm opposition to additional U.S. aid for the country.

«I oppose further funding of Ukraine,» Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., told Fox News Digital.

The successful vote came after the legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., had languished in the House Foreign Affairs Committee for more than a year after being introduced in early 2025. 

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But the measure gained momentum after a handful of defecting Republicans signed a Democrat-authored discharge petition that triggered a vote over the objections of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who controls the floor.

Most Republicans are reluctant to support legislation that comes to the floor via a discharge petition, which is often seen as undermining GOP leadership and aiding Democrats in the minority.

«Democrats have repeatedly governed in the minority as if we were in the majority, and we’re going to do so again this week,» House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Tuesday.

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A residential apartment building in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, remains damaged after a Russian attack Wednesday that killed at least three people and wounded four others. (Artem Stepanov/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC «UA:PBC»/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Some GOP lawmakers also argued the Ukraine measure was poorly drafted and outdated. 

For example, the bill calls on NATO countries to increase defense spending to 2% of their economic output, but Trump secured a 5% commitment from allies in 2025.

«This bill literally moves us backwards, and a decrease of NATO defense member spending would be the result,» Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., said.

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The legislation also proposes a lower figure for training and equipping Ukraine’s military than what Congress authorized last year in annual defense policy legislation.

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«It’s increasingly obvious that this [war] will end, and when it ends, it will be through negotiation,» Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, said during debate on the House floor. «If you support this bill, then clearly you are not interested in peace, because the consequences would tie the hands of this president and could lead to future hostilities that would bleed over into Europe.»

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But the legislation’s proponents fired back that Ukraine is in desperate need of military aid amid stalled efforts to end the war.

«This is our Churchill moment or our Chamberlain moment,» Bacon, who is not running for reelection, said. «By God, I want to choose Churchill, and this House better choose Churchill.»

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Abelardo De la Espriella asume la presidencia de Colombia en una ceremonia inédita y ante la «desobediencia civil» que lidera Gustavo Petro

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El libertario Abelardo de la Espriella asumirá este viernes en Cali la presidencia de Colombia para el periodo 2026-2030, en una ceremonia atípica que se celebrará por primera vez fuera de Bogotá y a la que asistirán el rey Felipe VI de España y al menos ocho presidentes latinoamericanos.

«Mi posesión será mucho más que una ceremonia. Será la primera demostración de que la descentralización deja de ser un discurso para convertirse en una realidad», expresó De la Espriella en X, donde destacó que su proyecto de gobierno «se construye desde las regiones, porque cuando las regiones prosperan, prospera Colombia».

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Cali, capital del departamento Valle del Cauca y blindada para la ocasión, fue la opción escogida por el presidente electo después de que su idea de hacerlo en una guarnición militar en Popayán, capital del vecino Cauca, para homenajear a «los verdaderos héroes de la patria» en una zona marcada por el conflicto armado, fuera descartada.


Esa opción se descartó por el riesgo de una erupción del cercano volcán Puracé, actualmente en alerta naranja.

De la Espriella sucederá en el cargo al presidente Gustavo Petro, quien no reconoce su triunfo y promete liderar la oposición y la «desobediencia civil» contra el gobierno del abogado y empresario de ultraderecha.

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A la ceremonia de este viernes no asistirá ningún congresista del Pacto Histórico, el partido de izquierda del que hace parte Petro, que convocó a plantones pacíficos en Bogotá, la ciudad caribeña de Barranquilla y Cali como parte de la oposición que ejercerá al próximo Gobierno.


Al nuevo mandatario colombiano le impondrá la banda presidencial el presidente del Congreso, el senador uribista Honorio Henríquez, en una sesión del Legislativo que se llevará a cabo en la Arena USC de la Universidad Santiago de Cali.


Este es un moderno complejo multipropósito con capacidad para más de 2.300 personas que cuenta con más de 800 plazas de estacionamiento, helipuerto, sistemas de sonido e iluminación de última generación y pantallas LED de alta definición.

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«Mi posesión, queridos compatriotas, para que estén tranquilos, será una ceremonia austera y será la primera demostración de que la descentralización deja de ser un discurso para convertirse en una realidad», manifestó el presidente electo el domingo en sus redes sociales.


En ese sentido, De la Espriella destacó que el impacto económico de llevar la ceremonia de investidura a Cali será de 10.000 millones de pesos (unos 3,1 millones de dólares) «gracias al dinamismo que experimentarán los sectores hotelero, gastronómico, turístico, logístico, comercial y de servicios».

Para garantizar la seguridad del acto, hay «11.000 uniformados cuidando la ciudad» y «dispositivos tecnológicos cuidando el espacio aéreo», informó a EFE el alcalde de Cali, Alejandro Eder.

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Sin embargo, hasta el momento no hay detalles de cómo será la ceremonia y cuál será la agenda de De la Espriella antes y después de ser investido.

La ceremonia de este viernes contará con la asistencia del rey Felipe VI, de España, y los presidentes de Argentina, Javier Milei; Ecuador, Daniel Noboa; Paraguay, Santiago Peña; Costa Rica, Laura Fernández; Panamá, José Raúl Mulino; República Dominicana, Luis Abinader; Chile, José Antonio Kast, y Honduras, Nasry Asfura.


El Salvador estará representado por el vicepresidente, Félix Ulloa, quien fue el primer invitado en llegar a Cali el miércoles y fue recibido por el alcalde de la ciudad y por la gobernadora del Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro.

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El delegado de Guatemala será la vicepresidenta Karin Herrera y también estarán el primer ministro de Curazao, Gilmar Pisa, en representación del Reino de los Países Bajos; los cancilleres de Brasil, Mauro Vieira, y de Israel, Gideon Saar, y una amplia delegación de Estados Unidos encabezada por el fiscal general interino, Todd Blanche.

El alcalde de Cali no confirmó ni negó la asistencia del presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, quien, según algunos medios locales, está entre los invitados a la investidura de De la Espriella.

Fuentes de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) que fueron consultadas por EFE sobre la presencia del directivo manifestaron no tener tampoco información al respecto.

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EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Project sues to block Maryland Democrats’ redistricting measure backed by Gov Moore

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EXCLUSIVE: A new lawsuit set to be filed in Maryland seeks to block a redistricting amendment backed by Democrat Gov. Wes Moore from appearing on the November ballot, arguing state officials advanced the measure after the state’s own legislative analysts concluded the statutory deadline for certifying ballot questions had already passed.

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The complaint, filed Thursday night in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by the conservative watchdog group Oversight Project and reviewed by Fox News Digital, argues HB 2100 could not lawfully reach voters because Maryland’s July 1 deadline for certifying statewide ballot questions expired more than a month before lawmakers convened a special session to approve the proposal.

The Oversight Project, which filed the lawsuit with Republican lawmakers, argues approval of the amendment could pave the way for an 8-0 Democratic congressional delegation. 

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HB 2100 would ask voters to amend the Maryland Constitution so state constitutional standards governing compactness and boundaries would no longer apply to congressional districts.

The Oversight Project describes itself as working «to expose and root out corruption in government, among elected officials, and in our most influential organizations to ensure power resides with the American People.»

The complaint alleges Democratic sponsors characterized the amendment as merely «technical» in the Maryland House. (Getty, File)

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Its filing points to a Department of Legislative Services fiscal note stating that «the new statutory deadline of July 1 for certification of ballot questions» had already passed. The fiscal note also states that election officials were required to publicly post the full text of a proposed constitutional amendment at least 90 days before Election Day.

According to the complaint, lawmakers then added the phrase «notwithstanding any other provision of law» to HB 2100 less than an hour before the joint committee hearing began. The plaintiffs argue the language was intended to override Maryland’s certification, notice and public comment requirements after those deadlines had already elapsed.

The complaint further alleges Democratic sponsors characterized the amendment as merely «technical» in the House, while Senate debate reflected that lawmakers understood the statutory timeline could no longer be met.

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The filing cites remarks by Democratic state Sen. Cheryl Kagan during floor debate.

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A new lawsuit in Maryland seeks to block a redistricting amendment backed by Democrat Gov. Wes Moore. (Brian Witte/AP Photo, File)

«There is no time to comply with the plain language of the law with our new law because July 1st is in the rearview mirror,» Kagan said, according to the complaint. «There’s no time to have the Secretary of State draft language, to have it published, to have a comment period, to have it modified. It’s just not an option.»

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Maryland GOP Delegate Matt Morgan, one of the plaintiffs, told Fox News Digital the disputed language was introduced at 11:08 a.m. for a noon committee hearing.

«They have the law. They’re supposed to follow it. They didn’t,» Morgan said. «And now we’re going to take it to court and see what the judges have to say about it.»

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The complaint argues that HB 2100 could not lawfully reach voters because Maryland’s July 1 deadline for certifying statewide ballot questions expired more than a month before lawmakers convened a special session to approve the proposal. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)

Morgan said Democratic leadership later described the amendment as «technical» on the House floor.

«The truth is that that was their way of trying to get around them missing all these statutory deadlines,» he said.

Republican Delegate Kathy Szeliga, another plaintiff, said legislators had only hours to review the revised language while the public had no opportunity to comment.

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«The public got absolutely no time to look and weigh in on the amended language,» Szeliga told Fox News Digital. «So, it just reeks of a naked political, partisan power grab on the Democrats’ behalf.»

According to the complaint, the proposal is intended to overturn the practical effect of a 2022 state court ruling holding that those constitutional standards applied to congressional redistricting. Democrats hold seven of Maryland’s eight U.S. House seats.

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Democratic leadership described the amendment as «technical» on the state House floor. (Jonathan Newton/For The Washington Post via Getty Images, File)

Moore has publicly defended the amendment as a response to Republican-led redistricting efforts in other states, saying it would ensure «Marylanders — and no one else — have the final say over their representation.»

The lawsuit asks the court to bar state officials from certifying, printing, distributing, tabulating or canvassing votes on the amendment and requests expedited review because of the approaching election calendar.

Moore’s office, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office and the Maryland State Board of Elections did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Con la presencia de Milei y bajo una alerta terrorista, asume el nuevo presidente de Colombia

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Con la presencia de Javier Milei entre los invitados especiales y bajo una alerta terrorista, el ultraderechista Abelardo de la Espriella asumirá este viernes la presidencia de Colombia, en un drástico viraje ideológico que pondrá punto final a cuatro años del primer gobierno de izquierda en la historia del país.

Unos 11.000 uniformados de la Policía, el Ejército y la Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana custodiarán la ceremonia que se llevará a cabo en Cali, la principal ciudad del sudoeste colombiano. Es la primera vez que la jura no se realiza en Bogotá, en una decisión que busca mostrar el inicio de un nuevo proceso de “descentralización” política.

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El acto se desarrollará en la Arena USC, de la Universidad Santiago de Cali, que puede albergar a más de 2300 personas

De la Espriella, un polémico abogado mediático, de 48 años, ganó el balotaje del 21 de junio con un apretado margen de menos de un punto de ventaja sobre el candidato oficialista Iván Cepeda, heredero del presidente saliente, Gustavo Petro, quien no asistirá a la ceremonia porque considera fraudulento el proceso eleccionario. Solo 200.000 votos separaron a ambos candidatos entre los más de 25 millones contabilizados.

El nuevo mandatario asumirá un país aquejado por una nueva ola de violencia guerrillera y del crimen organizado y con el desafío latente de gobernar sin una mayoría en el Congreso. Además, afrontará un grave déficit fiscal, una profunda crisis del sistema de salud y una preocupante realidad climática y energética.

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Los grandes desafíos del nuevo gobierno colombiano

El nuevo presidente afrontará un camino difícil. En el corto plazo tendrá ante sí cinco grandes frentes abiertos:

  • Gobernabilidad. Este será un asunto clave para el nuevo gobierno. El izquierdista Pacto Histórico de Petro tiene la primera minoría en el Congreso, con 26 senadores y 43 diputados. El Centro Democrático (CD), una fuerza tradicional de la derecha colombiana, se sumará al nuevo gobierno y aportará 17 senadores y 30 diputados.

Por lo pronto, De la Espriella construyó un bloque de unidad en el Senado con el CD, Salvación Nacional, el Partido Conservador, la U y Cambio Radical. En total alcanzaría 49 votos, sobre un total de 103, pero apunta a crecer con disidentes del Partido Liberal.

En Diputados, el Centro Democrático ostenta la primera minoría, seguida por el Partido Liberal y el Pacto Histórico de Petro, con una dispersión de bancas entre partidos minoritarios que obligará al oficialismo a pactar grandes alianzas.

El presidente electo de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en Bogotá, Colombia, el jueves 30 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/John Vizcaino)

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  • Inseguridad. La violencia guerrillera y del crimen organizado sufrió un importante aumento en los últimos años a pesar del esfuerzo de Petro para pacificar el país a través del diálogo con grupos ilegales. “Este es el principal desafío porque fue un fracaso el plan de ‘Paz Total’ que intentó llevar adelante el gobierno saliente”, dijo a TN la politóloga Bibiana Ortega, de la Universidad Javieriana de Bogotá.

La Fundación Ideas para la Paz, citada por EFE, reveló que el número de guerrilleros creció 23,5% solo en 2025. Se calcula que son 27.121 personas en armas y en redes de apoyo del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) y las disidencias de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

Pero estos grupos no están solos. Las organizaciones criminales mantienen también un enorme peso en el país. El Clan del Golfo, el mayor grupo criminal, tiene al menos 9840 miembros.

De la Espriella prometió “mano dura” en la campaña. Quiere replicar las políticas radicales de Nayib Bukele, a quien imita en su estilo y en su discurso, a pesar de las innumerables denuncias de organismos de derechos humanos contra el presidente salvadoreño.

“A esas personas que están al margen de la ley, un mensaje categórico: disponen de un mes para entrar en razón (…) y organizar su sometimiento al Estado de derecho. En mi Gobierno no habrá ofertas generosas ni concesiones inaceptables como las que recibieron del régimen que está llegando a su fin”, afirmó el nuevo presidente. En campaña, prometió “bombardear” a los grupos armados.

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