GOP kills border security bill it demanded; Aid for Ukraine still in doubt; House GOP fails to impeach Mayorkas

Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts.

James Lankford Stands in Border Deal Wreckage Wrought by His Own Party - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 

Senator James Lankford pleaded with his party not to let politics trump policy, recounting opposition including a right-wing media personality who vowed to do “whatever I can to destroy you.”

What Happens if U.S. Support for Ukraine Collapses? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

American officials concede there is nothing on the horizon that could match the power of a new, $60 billion congressional appropriation to support its war against Russian aggression. 

 Johnson Stumbles, Deepening Republican Disarray and His Own Challenges - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Little more than 100 days into his tenure, the speaker who was handed an impossible job has only made it more difficult for himself, baffling his colleagues.

“This only happens about every decade or so — to try to work on border security — because it’s so contentious, and it takes people a decade to forget what happened to those persons,” Senator James Lankford said.Credit...Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times