US House of Representatives on brink of approving aid for Ukraine and Israel

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The House of Representatives is preparing in a rare Saturday session to approve 95 billion dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies.

Democrats and Republicans are joining together behind the legislation after a gruelling months-long fight over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.