• Speaker Johnson announces House will vote on measures for Ukraine aid, Israel aid, and more

    House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced a plan for the congressional chamber to vote on measures that would provide U.S. aid for countries such as Israel and Ukraine.Johnson said there will be votes on the "measures separately in four different pieces" that will cover assistance for Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and issues pertaining to "national security priorities." GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said she believes this is the "wrong direction." "Our border is the number one...

  • Speaker Johnson's foreign aid bill is a disaster

    America continues to fund both sides of conflicts and wars. This is typified by the latest Israel aid portion of the package voted on by the House of Representatives.

  • Johnson Unveils Plan for Aid to Israel, Ukraine

    Yuval RosenbergApril 15, 2024Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel this weekend has ramped up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to

    • Axios

    Trump doubles down on Mike Johnson after foreign aid vote

    Former President Trump reiterated his support for Mike Johnson as the House

    • MSNBC

    Speaker Johnson continues facing backlash over Ukraine aid

    After months of GOP infighting, House lawmakers have passed foreign aid funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Speaker Johnson is facing Republican calls to resign over the funding.

    • CNN

    Johnson speaks out after Democrats vote with him on foreign aid bill

    House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters after a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to advance a bill that provides aid to Ukraine and Israel. Several hardline Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, were opposed to the bill. Republicans may move to oust him as House Speaker for allowing the vote. The final vote on the bill could happen as soon as Saturday.

  • Mike Johnson betrays border security for more foreign aid

    The border won’t be secured this year, after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) proposed a deal that breaks border security off from the little leverage Republicans had, leaving it to drift into the void. Republican leadership’s plan is to pass funding for Ukraine's and Israel’s wars, as well as a bill forcing TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner, a bill to seize Russian bank assets, and other foreign aid and sanctions, bundling them all together to send to the Democrat-controlled Senate....

  • Is Mike Johnson playing chicken with detractors over foreign aid?

    After months of waiting, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to unveil an ambitious foreign aid plan this week. According to a one-pager that contained an incomplete list of the items in the bill posted on X on Monday by PBS News correspondent Lisa Desjardins, the plan includes at least $48 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, as well as money for allies in the Indo-Pacific and operations in the Red Sea. As far as the foreign aid is concerned, details of the plan are...

    • NPR

    Johnson's leadership is under threat in the House over foreign aid bills

    Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie said he would vote to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker if it came to the floor. He told Johnson in a closed-door meeting that he should resign.

    • CNN

    How Johnson came to embrace Ukraine aid and defy his right flank

    The day after Iran attacked Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson was on the phone with a man who suddenly held the keys to his legislative agenda and potentially his own future: House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries. In a phone call that has not been previously reported, Johnson said he was ready to act on foreign aid, even though that would enrage Republicans who did not support additional assistance to Ukraine and could potentially cost him his job, a source familiar with the conversation told...

    • KEYT

    House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle

    House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle

  • Bipartisanship and Mike Johnson's leadership prevail on Ukraine, Israel aid

    Three cheers for bipartisanship and the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson: When push came to shove, they carried the day as the House voted 316-94 Friday to advance urgent foreign-aid bills to the floor for debate and final votes on Saturday.