The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a sweeping security package providing new military aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia, delivering a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, who opposed the measure. Eighteen Republicans crossed party lines to support the Democrat-authored legislation in a vote of 226-195.California Rep.
Kevin Kiley, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, also supported the legislation.Meanwhile, Rep.
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was the lone Democratic lawmaker to vote against the bill.House GOP leadership and the vast majority of Republicans opposed the legislation aimed at bolstering Ukraine's defenses amid a surge in Russian missile and drone strikes as the conflict enters its fifth year.The measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle to clear the chamber.The White House said the legislation would undermine President Donald Trump's goal of ending the prolonged conflict and that he would veto the measure, according to a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.The GOP-led House passed a Ukraine aid package over the objections of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and the White House.
(Al Drago/Bloomberg)REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: GOP REBELS DEFY TRUMP AS CONGRESSIONAL GRIP CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ACROSS MULTIPLE VOTES"The bill seeks to tie the President’s hands by mandating a wide-ranging U.S.response to the Russia-Ukraine war while adding hundreds of millions in unfunded authorizations," the White House document reads, in part. The security package would reaffirm U.S.
support for Ukraine and NATO, authorize more than $1.5 billion in new security assistance and $8 billion in direct loans, and extend a Pentagon program that procures weapons and military equipment for Ukraine. The legislation would also target the Kremlin's energy profits, which are central to keeping Russia's war effort going, as well as organizations and companies that do business with sanctioned Russian entities.The White House warned tha...