"White House Urges Private Meeting with Speaker Johnson on Border Security and Foreign Aid"

The White House criticized Speaker Mike Johnson for pushing for border security in the Ukraine aid package after conservatives effectively killed bipartisan border legislation, accusing him of favoring politics over national security and siding with Donald Trump and fentanyl traffickers. The Senate passed a bipartisan funding measure providing aid to Ukraine, Israel, and other allies, but Johnson says it lacks the tougher border security measures House Republicans have demanded. The White House urged House Republicans to reverse course and take up the Senate-passed measure, while President Biden criticized the GOP for not supporting more aid to Ukraine.