DEAL DISAPPEARS WITH McCARTHY’S DEPARTURE: President Joe Biden believed he had some sort of agreement with embattled House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to bring a Ukraine funding measure to a vote, where it would pass with wide bipartisan support. But with McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker engineered by a small faction of House Republicans, the deal, if it ever existed at all, has vanished, leaving crucial future funding in doubt.

“We have enough funding authorities to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs for just a little bit longer, but we need Congress to act to ensure there is no disruption in our support, especially as the department seeks to replenish our stocks,” Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary, said at the Pentagon yesterday. “We have seen bipartisan support for Ukraine in Congress, and we urge members of Congress to keep their commitment to the people of Ukraine and secure the passage of support needed to help Ukraine at this critical moment.”