Anonymous9 days ago
Eighteen House Republicans defied President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson on June 4, 2026, joining Democrats to pass the Ukraine Support Act 226-195 — authorizing $8 billion in military loans and new sanctions against Russia in the first major pro-Ukraine legislation of Trump's second term. The bill, forced to the floor through a rare discharge petition, now faces long odds in the Senate and a promised presidential veto, setting up a constitutional confrontation over foreign aid authority while European allies scramble to fill the gap left by declining U.S. support.