"House Democrats Push for Vote on Ukraine Aid Despite Challenges"

House Democrats and centrist Republicans are separately attempting to force a vote on tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine, intensifying pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the foreign funding package. Democrats are using a "discharge petition" to push for a vote on the Senate's $95 billion aid package, while a group of centrist Republicans is seeking a vote on a trimmed-down $66 billion package with border security provisions. The impasse in Congress over the military aid for Ukraine persists, with conservatives hesitant to provide more ammunition and weaponry for Kyiv, and Speaker Johnson insisting on pairing the aid with policy changes at the U.S. border with Mexico.