Biden Administration promises $2.7 billion more in aid to Ukraine – September 26, 2024

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• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to Washington and met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as U.S. support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia faces a reckoning in this year’s presidential election.
• Lawmakers grilled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy at a contentious House Appropriations subcommittee meeting today, questioning the ability of the United States Postal Service to effectively handle mail-in ballots for this year’s presidential election.
• New York Mayor Eric Adams says he’s “not surprised” by federal corruption charges and has no plans to resign.
• Community members and immigrant justice groups gathered outside the San Francisco office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to show support for immigrants detained at the Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde ICE detention centers in Kern County, California.
• Housing activists protest in Oakland and Sacramento, urging Governor Newsom to fulfill pledge to build one million affordable homes by 2030.

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