U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (Republican-Louisiana) on April 14 said he would try to pass aid to Israel in the upcoming week, after Iran's mass drone and missile attack, but didn’t say whether the legislation would also include assistance for Ukraine and other U.S. allies. Johnson, who is struggling to unify his fractious Republican majority and avoid an ouster threat, recounted two failed attempts to pass standalone aid for Israel. "We're going to try again this week, and the details of that package are being put together right now," Johnson told Fox News without providing details.
U.S. Speaker Says Will Try To Pass Israel Aid, But Ukraine Package Uncertain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (left) and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson meet in Washington in December 2023.