New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

Newly elected US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said on Thursday that funding to support Ukraine and Israel should be handled separately, suggesting he will not back President Joe Biden’s $106 billion aid package for both countries.
Johnson, who was speaking in an interview on Fox News, said he met with Biden on Thursday and said he told White House staff “our consensus among House Republicans is we need to bifurcate those issues.”