The package also includes a measure that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns.

A controversial spying authority was reauthorized in a 60–34 vote.

The president’s signature comes after the bill’s passage through the Senate in a late-night vote.

With conservative opposition, House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on Democrats’ help to pass the foreign aid bills that includes a measure that could ban TikTok.

The rejection of the legislation under suspension of the rules was unsurprising, as it would have relied on Democrat support to pass.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was openly critical of the motion to vacate but announced that he wouldn’t be pursuing a rule change.

Despite the mounting pressure, House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that funding Ukraine is the right thing to do.

The bill, now set for swift passage in the Senate, does not require that intelligence officials have a warrant to search Americans’ data and communications.

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled the bills, focused on Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, amid rising tension in his caucus over the issue of foreign aid.

As the speaker faces an ouster threat, he also presides over a deeply divided Republican conference making him more reliant on Democrats to pass legislation.