How Ukraine Is Dividing the House GOP — and What It Means for November

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R., La.) attends a weekly press conference at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2024.

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Conventional wisdom holds that voters tend to forget about foreign-policy issues once they enter the ballot box, but 2024 has not been a conventional year on the world stage: With the war in Ukraine about to enter a third spring fighting season, long-simmering GOP divisions over America’s role in the conflict have moved firmly into the spotlight.

When Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R., Pa.), a centrist, talks to his constituents about supporting Ukraine amid Russia’s unprovoked invasion, he characterizes his position as a moral imperative.

Audrey Fahlberg

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Audrey Fahlberg

Audrey Fahlberg was a politics reporter for National Review.

Brittany Bernstein

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Brittany Bernstein

Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

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