NEW- Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Columbia Univ. President Minouche Shafik to resign if she cannot keep protests on her campus under control.

The biggest surprise here to me is that Rubio maintained his NO vote. A bunch of Republican NOs in February switched to YES last night. He wasn’t one of them.

NO VOTES on Foreign Aid Package:

Barasso
Blackburn
Braun
Budd
Cruz
Hagerty
Hawley
Johnson
Lee
Lummis
Marshall
Merkley
Rubio
Sanders
Schmitt
Scott FL
Vance
Welch

BREAKING- Foreign Aid bill passes the Senate 79-18. Bill now heads to President Biden’s desk.

So far Barasso is the only member of leadership on either side to vote against the bill. We’re still a few votes short of finishing

HAPPENING NOW- Final Senate vote on a $95 billion foreign aid package that would send military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

“I’ve been around a while, I’ve been dealing with Russians on and off since I was born…it’s clear this is just like the Soviet Union in terms of their ambition.”

Invoked Reagan- “Peace through strength works. Pretending enemies don’t hate you won’t work.”

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Mitch McConnell with a pretty rare public rebuke:

The demonization of Ukraine began with Tucker Carlson, who ended up where he should’ve been all along, interviewing Vladimir Putin.

McConnell:

We’ve all learned lessons from Russia’s invasion. NATO added two nations, European allies are spending more per their GDP on defense.

McConnell adds we need to get our industrial base going

McConnell acknowledging “problems on the Republican side” with support for Ukraine, but confident package will pass says it’s “an important day for America” and an important day for freedom loving allies around the world.

Any minute now, Mitch McConnell will be addressing reporters as the Senate is in the process, working up to a vote on the $95 billion foreign package

Sen. Senator Patty Murray says she's glad Speaker Johnson finally moved the foreign aid package forward, 2 months after Senate passage, but...

'This delay has not been harmless. Putin's forces have been on the march...we measure time in hours. Ukrainians measure time in how many bullets

Both Senators Dan Sullivan and Bernie Sanders commended Speaker Johnson for separating their security supplemental package into four pieces.

Bernie says the House allowing real deliberation on separate foreign aid bills is more than he can say for the Senate

McConnell this morning, ahead of consequential votes on the $95 billion security supplemental package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan:

“Today, the Senate sits for a test on behalf of the entire nation. It’s a test of American resolve, our readiness, and our willingness to lead. And

The vast majority of House Republicans I’ve spoken to/heard from, even those who express deep frustration with Speaker Mike Johnson, still oppose motion to vacate.

One example- Congressman Troy E. Nehls clearly unhappy w/Johnson told me:

“You think Chuck Schumer is going to want to lose