Speaker Johnson squeezed from all sides as Washington pursues border deal

Published January 21, 2024 11:29am ET



Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is under immense pressure to accept a deal on the border in exchange for additional funding for Ukraine.

He was among the only Ukraine skeptics in the room on Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s advisers underscored the “critical importance” of the aid in a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House.

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