House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to discuss a path forward on Ukraine and Israel aid at a closed-door House GOP meeting.
House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle normally meet with their respective parties the morning after they begin their weekly legislative session, giving them time to arrive back in Washington from around the country.
However, the tense state of international affairs prompted Johnson to call House Republicans together for 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Iran launched a barrage of missiles toward Israel over the weekend, the vast majority of which were intercepted.
Leaders in the White House and Senate used the attack to put renewed pressure on Johnson to pass the Senate’s $95 billion supplemental funding bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Johnson has passed two standalone Israel aid bills so far, neither of which was taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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However, Ukraine is a politically fraught issue for Johnson as he navigates a razor-thin two-seat House majority and a growing number of Ukraine aid skeptics in his conference.
One of those skeptics is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who has previously suggested ousting Johnson from power if he put that funding package on the House floor.
Iranian pro-government supporters hold a giant Palestinian flag at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2024, in a celebration of the early morning Iran's IRGC attack on Israel. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson’s office for comment.
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Speaking on "Sunday Morning Futures" this past weekend, Johnson suggested he wants the House to take up Israel aid this week for a third time.
"The details of that package are being put together right now," he said. "We’re looking at the options and all these supplemental issues."
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, meanwhile, told NBC's "Meet The Press" that Johnson "made it clear" that he wants a House vote this week on some kind of aid funding for Israel and Ukraine.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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