Is Congress Really Ending Aid to Israel?

June 29
25 mins

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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Thanks to Ground News for sponsoring the show! Only by using my link can you get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan! Go to groundnews.com/tara For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." https://tarapalmeri.substack.com/https://www.tarapalmeri.com/subscribe The latest from the 'Red Letter': https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/is-it-t...https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/gen-z-g...https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/is-big-... To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Listen to the 'Tara Palmeri Show': Apple https://apple.co/4lWeFuo iHeartRadio https://iheart.com/podcast/273622585/ Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cdf... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3kgamV3... New videos from Tara are released 5PM EST on weekdays and Sunday    / @tarapalmeri   Follow Tara:   / tarapalmeri  https://x.com/tarapalmeri  / tarapalmeri   For inquiries, email: TaraPalmeriInfo@gmail.com Youtube Chapters: 0:00 Introduction – Is ending aid to Israel a good idea? 1:47 Interview begins – Rep. Stutzman on how the proposal came about 3:31 Did Netanyahu write this plan? 4:43 Critics say a foreign PM is driving US legislation 5:32 Why constituents support this shift 7:03 DOGE, wasteful spending & the case for fiscal responsibility 8:12 The 3.8B largely comes back to the US anyway 9:01 Sponsor – Ground News 10:37 Is this a law yet? Status in Congress & White House conversations 12:56 Does cutting aid mean losing leverage over Israel? 13:16 "We're not taking your allowance away" – the congressman pushes back 15:37 Could this open the door to cutting all aid to Israel? 16:14 This is about maturing the relationship, not abandoning it 17:58 Critics say this just buries aid inside the Pentagon 19:06 Co-production of weapons – what does it actually mean? 20:09 Is Pegasus spyware on the table? 21:17 Military communication vs. military integration 23:10 Could Israel end up getting more money, just less visibly? 24:17 Outro & how to support the show

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