- House approved a Ukraine aid-and-sanctions package 226–195 after 18 Republicans and one independent defied Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump to vote with Democrats.
- The bill levies tough measures on Russia — sanctions on banks, oil and mining firms, a ban on Russian crude and 500% tariffs on Russian goods — and authorizes about $8 billion for arms plus an extension of a lend-lease program.
- Lawmakers forced the vote via a discharge petition (led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and others), highlighting deep GOP divisions on Ukraine and leaving the measure’s fate uncertain in the Senate.
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