POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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April 16, 2024: Why Johnson’s risky Ukraine gambit might just work
7 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2024 at 2:50 am.
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After stalling for months, House Speaker Mike Johnson finally has a plan to tackle aid to Ukraine and Israel — and it amounts to the trickiest legislative issue of his speakership. Among its provisions? Turning foreign aid into loans, using frozen Russian assets to assist Zelenskyy’s government and — if that weren’t enough — a TikTok ban. Playbook co-author Rachael Bade breaks it all down.