After 22 days of GOP infighting, the Louisiana Republican secured his post Wednesday without any opposition from his fellow House Republicans. The most immediate deadline facing Johnson is the expiration of the government’s current funding on Nov. 17. “We all understand that our next Speaker must be prepared to negotiate from a position of strength with the Democrat-controlled Senate and White House," Johnson wrote in the letter. There is broad bipartisan support in Congress for aid to Israel, following the deadly attacks by Hamas earlier this month. “I believe that he will get to Ukraine aid, but it’s going to come at some hard negotiating," said Rep. Don Bacon (R., Neb.)

Source: Wall Street Journal October 26, 2023 12:50 UTC