A new Monmouth poll finds 43% of Americans are in favor of the recently passed bills to provide aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, while 35% are opposed. Another 21% have no opinion. Democrats broadly support the foreign aid package (65% favor and 14% oppose), while Republicans (30% favor and 44%

“I don’t want to take a bit away from Chuck. He didn’t have any Ukraine problems, I had all of them. But, we agreed on the overall goal. It was not possible for him to help me with my members. Nor was it possible for the president to help me with my members. It was a Republican family argument.” —

CNN: “For months, President Joe Biden and his team pressed the case for additional aid both publicly and privately, leaning into courting Johnson – whose young speakership was under pressure from his right flank – behind the scenes through White House meetings, phone calls and detailed briefings on

“When you’ve been here as long as I have, you’ve had a few big moments. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bigger one than this in terms of the level of importance to our own country and to our place in the world.” — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), quoted by Politico, on Congress approving new aid to

Reuters: “The aid package includes vehicles, Stinger air defense munitions, additional ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems, 155 millimeter artillery ammunition, TOW and Javelin anti-tank munitions and other weapons that can immediately be put to use on the battlefield.”