Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a moment of truth on Ukraine aid this week as he prepares to make a decision on how to address long-requested assistance for the embattled U.S. ally — a question that has bedeviled his tenure in the top House job, and one that could spark a challenge to his gavel.
With the lower chamber set to reconvene Tuesday, all eyes are on Johnson to see what play call he makes as officials in the U.S. and abroad sound the alarm about Ukraine’s depleting resources amid its war against Russia — and as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) threatens to force a vote on his ouster.
Also this week, the House is set to send the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, officially forcing the upper chamber to take up the matter. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is expected to quickly move to dismiss the charges, avoiding a full trial.
And both chambers are staring down an April 19 deadline to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance powers, which has sparked a bitter debate on Capitol Hill — especially in the House. Chatter will also abound about federal funding to rebuild the Baltimore bridge that collapsed last week, as lawmakers await a supplemental request from the Biden administration.