Speaker Mike Johnson’s sudden bid to deliver aid to Ukraine came days after fresh intelligence described the U.S. ally at a true make-or-break moment in its war with Russia.
It was exactly the kind of dire assessment that President Joe Biden and the White House had spent months privately warning Johnson was inevitable.
The House cleared a key procedural hurdle and will consider aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific tomorrow, 316 to 94, Punchbowl News reports.
Once again, House Democrats helped save Speaker Mike Johnson — 165 Democrats voted for the rule, joining with 151 Republicans. Just 39 Democrats voted no, along with 55 Republicans.
The Senate’s vote may be delayed a bit, but it will surely pass.