Speaker Mike Johnson’s Next Challenge

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping he’s figured out how to push billions in foreign aid through the lower chamber by the end of the week.

Johnson, whose speakership is hanging by a thread, told the House GOP conference during a closed-door conference Monday evening that he will push forward separate bills to fund Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan to work around the Senate-passed $95 billion supplemental, which has faced roadblocks in his House GOP conference over its funding provisions for Ukraine. He also plans to push through a fourth bill, which he says will include legislative language on forcing the sale of TikTok, offsetting Ukraine funding by seizing Russian assets, and turning some of the Ukraine funding into loans.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping he’s figured out how to push billions in foreign aid through the lower chamber by the end of the week.

Johnson, whose speakership is hanging by a thread, told the House GOP conference during a closed-door conference Monday evening that he will push forward separate bills to fund Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan to work around the Senate-passed $95 billion supplemental, which has faced roadblocks in his House GOP conference over its funding provisions for Ukraine. He also plans to push through a fourth bill, which he says will include legislative language on forcing the sale of TikTok, offsetting Ukraine funding by seizing Russian assets, and turning some of the Ukraine funding into loans.