The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure Saturday that aims to force a sale of TikTok, and also to seize frozen Russian assets to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction, as well as impose sanctions and other punitive measures against Russia, China and Iran.
The bill, filled with Republican policy sweeteners, was included in Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid funding package as a way to bolster Republican support for tens of billions of dollars in long-delayed aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific.
The House approved the measure in an overwhelming 360-58 vote.
<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Banner201130-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The morning read for Thursday, August 29" title="The morning read for Thursday, August 29" style="float:right;" decoding="async" />Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court, for Now, Keeps Block on Revamped Biden Student Debt Plan (Adam Liptak & Abbie VanSickle, The New York...</p>
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