"Biden Criticizes House Recess Amid Ukraine Aid Debate"

President Biden criticizes the US House for taking a two-week break without passing new aid for Ukraine, calling it "bizarre" and "outrageous." The Senate approved $95bn in funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, but the House Speaker refused to vote on it without additional border security funding. The political impasse comes as Ukrainian troops withdraw from the key city of Avdiivka, surrounded by Russian forces, and the US warns of the town's potential fall to Russia. The failure to pass new military aid is seen as contributing to the struggle of Ukrainian troops, with concerns about the US's reliability as an ally and the potential for a government shutdown in March.