A new tranche of military assistance for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia passed the House on Thursday, delivering a fresh bipartisan blow to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy from Capitol Hill.
The measure passed despite Republican leadership’s resistance, with 18 GOP lawmakers supporting Democrats in a 226-195 vote.
It's a strong show of support for Kyiv and the first time a standalone aid package has passed either chamber during Trump’s second term.
Some Republicans have resisted allocating funding for Ukraine, especially since the president has opposed major aid packages and pushed for talks to end a war that has dragged into its fifth year.
The bill — which would provide $1.3 billion in security assistance for Kyiv and expand the suite of sanctions against Moscow — is the latest rebuke of the Trump administration’s national security policy, fueled partly by members of the president’s own party.
