- Associated Press
Pentagon set to send $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate, Biden
U.S. officials say the Pentagon is poised to send a $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begin debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war. House Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to cobble together a dramatic bipartisan coalition to pass the bill. The $95 billion foreign aid package is now expected to gain Senate approval soon.
- Reuters
Biden rule grants overtime pay to 4 million US workers
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court. The U.S. Department of Labor rule will require employers to pay overtime premiums to workers who earn a salary of less than $1,128 per week, or about $58,600 per year, when they work more than 40 hours in a week. The current salary threshold of about $35,500 per year was set by the Trump administration in a 2020 rule that worker advocates and many Democrats have said did not go far enough.
- The Guardian
US Senate prepares to give final approval to $95bn aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
House passed bills last week after delays, to rush funding to allies while approving proposal that could lead to US TikTok ban
