House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week
Release time：2024-05-21 17:40:18 Source：Stellar Standpoint news portal
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of winning House approval for a national security package that also includes funding for Ukraine and allies in Asia.
Johnson, R-La., is already under immense political pressure from his fellow GOP lawmakers as he tries to stretch between the Republican Party’s divided support for helping Kyiv defend itself from Moscow’s invasion. The Republican speaker has sat for two months on a $95 billion supplemental package that would send support to the U.S. allies, as well as provide humanitarian aid for civilians in Ukraine and Gaza and funding to replenish U.S. weapons provided to Taiwan.
The unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday further ratcheted up the pressure on Johnson, but also gave him an opportunity to underscore the urgency of approving the funding.
- Previous：Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
- Next：Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
Related articles
- Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
- NASA satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of warming Earth
- NASA satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of warming Earth
- $1.50 for a coffee? The viral street ‘cafe’ run by a homeless man
- Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
- Captain of container ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse is Indian, not Ukrainian
- Texas bird flu patient being treated after contact with cows
- Colon cancer blood test offers new screening option
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- Voodoo doll, whoopie cushion, denture powder among bizarre trash plucked from New Jersey beaches
- Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia
- Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
- Never mind the overcapacity, have some dim sum! — Radio Free Asia
- Mountain goat stuck under Kansas City bridge survives rocky rescue
- Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age
- Federal data does not show a soaring number of unauthorized migrants registering to vote
- More than six in 10 US abortions in 2023 were done by medication
- Smokescreen: Expert rubbishes govt claim of black market over smokefree legislation
- Mohammad Mokhber: Who is Iran’s acting president?
- Thailand ready for any scenario on Myanmar border, foreign minister says — Radio Free Asia
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week ,Stellar Standpoint news portal sitemap