If we were living in more normal times, this news would barely merit a mention. President Joe Biden is reportedly summoning the four top congressional leaders for a meeting to discuss spending bills intended to provide foreign aid for Ukraine and Israel, as well as a larger spending bill needed to avert a potential government shutdown. But these are hardly normal times and the group of leaders is rather lopsided. On the list to be summoned are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. There is a surprising amount of agreement on the broad strokes of most of these spending priorities, but the Speaker is thus far sticking to his guns and insisting on functional reforms to border security before other spending is considered. A fight appears to be looming. (Associated Press)
Biden Hosting Congressional Summit on Foreign Aid – HotAir
