Republicans are five seats short of a majority in the House of Representatives, with 19 races still uncalled. Republicans are edging closer to unified control of the United States government after winning another seat in the US House of Representatives. With Donald Trump’s win in the November 5 presidential election and with the Republicans also securing control of the Senate …
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that a Republican holdup on sending new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia was “close to criminal neglect” as he huddled with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about U.S. and Europe’s efforts to maintain support for Kyiv. “It is outrageous.” Before the White House meeting, Scholz said that backing away from …