Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was removed as GOP nominee for speaker in a secret ballot after he lost his third bid on Friday.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the previous speaker, was ousted more than two weeks ago.
Photo: Valerie Plesch/BloombergWASHINGTON—Senate Republicans want changes to the Biden administration’s request for $106 billion in emergency funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and to manage the flow of migrants at the U.S. border, setting up tricky negotiations that could imperil the bill even before it runs headlong into the currently paralyzed House.
The administration’s proposal includes about $61 billion for Ukraine, another $14 billion for Israel for security needs, and about $9 billion for humanitarian assistance to both conflict theaters, among other requests.
It also includes about $2 billion for security assistance in the Indo-Pacific and $14 billion for the border, which would pay for more efficient processing of migrants seeking asylum, more border patrol agents and asylum officers, and reimbursements to cities and private organizations that have set up shelters.
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