Johnson’s foreign aid bill hits tipping point with his speakership on the line

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House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) $95 billion foreign aid bill hits its final stage on Saturday and will also test whether bipartisan could cost him his job.

After a rule vote to bring the Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and humanitarian support bill to the floor passed with predominantly Democratic votes on Friday, hard-line House Republicans were quick to blast Johnson for going against the conference. More members are now open to the idea of a motion to vacate the speaker, particularly over the Ukraine aid bill and a lack of border security measures in the legislation.

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