"House to Vote on $17 Billion Stand-Alone Israel Aid Bill, Speaker Johnson Announces"
The US House of Representatives is set to vote on a stand-alone bill to provide aid to Israel, without offsetting spending cuts, in response to the Senate's legislation that pairs Israel aid with funding for Ukraine and border security. Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Senate's failure to move appropriate legislation in a timely fashion and announced the House's intention to pass a clean, standalone Israel supplemental package next week, including $17.6 billion in military aid to Israel. It remains uncertain whether the Senate will take up a stand-alone Israel aid bill, as the White House has previously signaled opposition to such a measure.