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geoff: and house speaker mike johnson's job is in peril again after a second house republican pushes to oust him over plans to send aid to ukraine and israel. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> these are people who are trying to change the world. startups have this energy that energizes me. i am thriving by helping others every day. people who know know bdo. >> the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. certified professionals are proud to support pbs newshour. cfp professionals are committed to acting in their clients' best interest. more information that lets makeaplan.org. >> fostering engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. here in ukraine, as leaders await news on additional u.s. aid, russia
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so i have tremendous sympathy for my good friend mike johnson. lisa: john fleming is now treasurer of louisiana but over a decade ago he was part of the tea party movement, and a founder of the freedom caucus, he defends the sharp motion to vacate. >> they fight hard, even when they are underdogs, even when they're in the minority. they fight hard for their policies. i can't say that about republicans, republicans oftentimes give in way too quickly. lisa: but the problem for johnson, is that he has some members who want to fight, but he has a bare majority. he doesn't have room to maneuver nor does he have good troop morale. >> we live in a time of divided government. democracy is messy. sometimes it's very messy. this is this is part of that process. and and we're going to keep the keep steady hands at the wheel. lisa: publicans like marjorie taylor greene do not want steady, they want their way. and she is using the tight margin to try to get it. in just over a week it gets one vote tighter. this means to pass nearly anything, including ukraine
so i have tremendous sympathy for my good friend mike johnson. lisa: john fleming is now treasurer of louisiana but over a decade ago he was part of the tea party movement, and a founder of the freedom caucus, he defends the sharp motion to vacate. >> they fight hard, even when they are underdogs, even when they're in the minority. they fight hard for their policies. i can't say that about republicans, republicans oftentimes give in way too quickly. lisa: but the problem for johnson, is...
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house speaker republican mike johnson unveiled a proposal this evening to advance security spending for israel and ukraine. the nearly $100 billion package has been stalled for weeks, as johnson tries to appease hard-line members of his own party who have opposed additional aid for ukraine. iran's weekend attack on israel propelled the speaker's plan. it consists of four separate bills, including aid to allies in asia. the ship that caused last month's baltimore bridge collapse had electrical issues just hours before leaving port, according to the associated press. the news came as the fbi boarded the vessel as part of a criminal probe into events leading up to the collision with the francis scott key bridge. aerial footage showed agents onboard the vessel this morning. the fbi confirmed it carried out a court-approved search, but wouldn't elaborate. the bodies of three workers, -- four workers, killed in the collapse, have been recovered. two others are presumed dead. the weapons supervisor on the set of the movie "rust" was sentenced to 18 months in prison today. in march, a court in
house speaker republican mike johnson unveiled a proposal this evening to advance security spending for israel and ukraine. the nearly $100 billion package has been stalled for weeks, as johnson tries to appease hard-line members of his own party who have opposed additional aid for ukraine. iran's weekend attack on israel propelled the speaker's plan. it consists of four separate bills, including aid to allies in asia. the ship that caused last month's baltimore bridge collapse had electrical...
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foreign aid, house speaker mike johnson shared with house republican colleagues in a private meeting his plan to put on the floor the foreign aid package after months of delay. he is calling for separate votes on aid to ukraine, aid to israel and aid to taiwan and a fourth vote on the forced sale of tiktok. is this something the white house can get behind? >> the white house said before johnson presented the plan, this is not the fastest way to get something to the president's desk that would help israel and ukraine. because the senate has already passed a bill from a bill that includes all of these things together and the way thiworks is if the house is able, and that is a big if, if the house is able to pass these bills separately it would go to the senate, where they would have to pass the bills separately. it is unclear that the senate can pass those bills separately. the white house argument, as it has been for months, is that whatever, but please, let's do this package we have been asking for. i think since august? it has been a long time. geoff: today donald trump became the f
foreign aid, house speaker mike johnson shared with house republican colleagues in a private meeting his plan to put on the floor the foreign aid package after months of delay. he is calling for separate votes on aid to ukraine, aid to israel and aid to taiwan and a fourth vote on the forced sale of tiktok. is this something the white house can get behind? >> the white house said before johnson presented the plan, this is not the fastest way to get something to the president's desk that...
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geoff: house speaker mike johnson who is trying to save his job which is under threat from trump aligned members of congress was at mar-a-lago's alongside the former president. they are teaming up to keep noncitizens from voting in federal elections, although that is already illegal. what do you make of this? >> they kind of need each other, but johnson needs trump more than he needs johnson. he is in a very shaky situation. if donald trump were to cast a baleful eye on him and want him out, he would be gone in a nanosecond. you can see this in the impact on the fisa bill which limped across the finish line. you can see it with ukraine id. this is a silly dog and pony show to suggest that first of all there is some huge problem of people who aren't authorized to vote voting. people just want to make it harder to vote who don't think voters are going to go in their direction. this is a team that will last together as long as it is in donald trump's interest for it to last and no longer. geoff: the former president seemed to nod to speaker johnson's political problems. >> we are getting on
geoff: house speaker mike johnson who is trying to save his job which is under threat from trump aligned members of congress was at mar-a-lago's alongside the former president. they are teaming up to keep noncitizens from voting in federal elections, although that is already illegal. what do you make of this? >> they kind of need each other, but johnson needs trump more than he needs johnson. he is in a very shaky situation. if donald trump were to cast a baleful eye on him and want him...
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. ♪ geoff: republican infighting continues on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a consequential intelligence bill before the weekend. a faction of house republicans have blocked the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as fisa, a federal law that allows intelligence officials to spy on communications of foreign nationals. let's bring in our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins. always great to see you. where do things stand in this major intelligence program? lisa: our intelligence agency say this is one of the things that keep america posted. 19 republicans blocked a version of this and there have been talks back-and-forth of day trying to figure out what is going on. there is a sort of gentlemen's agreement to have a do over. the process we need to start tonight, but they haven't actually begun yet. there could be a vote on a new bill tomorrow. i want to remind people what exactly this bill is and why we are talking about it. it allows intelligence agencies to collect the communications of non-am
. ♪ geoff: republican infighting continues on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a consequential intelligence bill before the weekend. a faction of house republicans have blocked the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as fisa, a federal law that allows intelligence officials to spy on communications of foreign nationals. let's bring in our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins. always great to see you....
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speaker mike johnson has a razor thin majority. is ukraine aid his priority to pass and will he get it done? leanne: speaker johnson says he is going to take it up. in what form we don't know. it is probably not going to be this week, probably next week. we don't know exactly what speaker johnson is going to do on ukraine. he is discussing with the white house trying to negotiate to create a bill that is more palatable to his conservative republican conference. but the white house is insistent the senate already passed a bill, bipartisan with 70 votes, and that that is the path forward. the politics are becoming much more tricky as every day passes, not just on the issue of ukraine from the right, but now on the issue of israel which is attached to this bill from some members on the left. amna: one of the plans we have heard -- we don't have a plan, as leanne said -- is he could separate aid from israel -- separate aid to israel from aid to ukraine, and that could allow republicans who want to back israel and not have to vote for u
speaker mike johnson has a razor thin majority. is ukraine aid his priority to pass and will he get it done? leanne: speaker johnson says he is going to take it up. in what form we don't know. it is probably not going to be this week, probably next week. we don't know exactly what speaker johnson is going to do on ukraine. he is discussing with the white house trying to negotiate to create a bill that is more palatable to his conservative republican conference. but the white house is insistent...