House passes $60B Ukraine aid bill as GOP rebels threaten to oust Johnson

Fox News— The House of Representatives has approved sending $60 billion to Ukraine for its defense against Russia’s invasion, an issue that has roiled Speaker Mike Johnson’s already perilously slim majority. The aid package passed 311 to 112, with more Democrats voted in favor than Republicans – and just 101 Republicans voted for the bill while 112 voted nay. In a dramatic moment toward the end of the vote, Democrats began passing around Ukrainian flags — in violation of House protocol, according to the...

Bloomberg—House Passes Taiwan Aid Bill to Be Combined With Ukraine Funding. The US House passed $61 billion in fresh aid for Ukraine on Saturday, ending a six-month political impasse during which Kyiv’s stockpiles dwindled in its war against Russia.

NPR—House passes foreign aid bills to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The House of Representatives has voted to pass roughly a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan...

CNN—Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Mike Johnson minutes after Ukraine aid bill passes. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has “betrayed” Americans by allowing a vote on a series of foreign aid bills that includes aid for Ukraine and said Johnson doesn’t have the votes to stay in power.