It’s been one month since the attack on Israel, but Washington has yet to deliver an aid package to its closest ally. The reason has to do with a different ally, in a different war: Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed continued funding for Ukraine, and wants the issue separated from aid to Israel, setting up a clash between the House and Senate.Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The Times, discusses the battle within the Republican Party over whether to keep funding Ukraine.Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/catie-edmondson?smid=pc-thedaily">Catie Edmondson</a>, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: <ul><li>The Republican-led House<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/house-aid-bill-israel.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> approved $14.3 billion for Israel’s war with Hamas</a>, but no further funding for Ukraine.</li><li>Speaker Johnson’s bill put the House <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/us/politics/israel-aid-republicans-mike-johnson.html?smid=pc-thedaily">on a collision course with the Senate</a>.</li></ul>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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