"House Speaker Johnson Pushes Standalone Israel Aid Bill, Excludes Ukraine and Border Talks"

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to introduce a bill providing $17.6 billion in military aid to Israel without any funding offsets or additional aid to Ukraine, departing from his previous stance. The bill, set for consideration next week, excludes continued U.S. assistance to Ukraine, a priority for the Biden administration. This move puts pressure on the Democratic-controlled Senate and President Joe Biden to approve aid for Israel, which has bipartisan support. The announcement further complicates hopes of passing a bipartisan Senate deal that ties aid to both Ukraine and Israel to changes in migrant policy, with House Republicans criticizing the negotiations and advocating for a clean Israel funding bill.