American President Joe Biden had a virtual meeting with the leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate Chuck Schumer. This was reported by the White House, specifying that during the call Biden spoke of "the urgent need for the national security law to be approved as soon as possible" Biden also spoke of the need for new aid for Ukraine, Israel and Gaza.
The meeting took place in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The White House said Biden discussed Iran's "unprecedented attack on Israel" with Schumer, McConnell and the House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries. It was reported that Biden also talked about the "urgent need" to approve a new aid bill for the three countries, which includes new aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as to Gaza and the Palestinian territories. The call was also attended by the House speaker Mike Johnson and the minority dem in the House Hakeen Jeffries, who is also a Democrat. The Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell was also present on the call.