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US House speaker blasts aid deal for Israel, Ukraine as Senate backs bill

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has criticised a proposed military aid package for US allies including Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan [Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters]

United States House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has cast doubt on the fate of a $95.3bn aid package for countries including Ukraine and Israel as the Senate voted to advance the legislation aimed at reassuring Washington’s allies.

Johnson, the top Republican in the House, said the Senate had “failed to meet the moment” by not addressing security on the US-Mexico border, which he described as the “most pressing issue facing our country”.

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