
The White House on Monday said it opposes passing a standalone bill to provide aid for Israel, in the wake of Iran’s drone and missile attack on Saturday, urging Congress to support the larger pending supplemental package that also includes assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan. “We are opposed to a standalone bill that would just work on Israel [aid], as we’ve seen proposed,” John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, said during a White House press briefing on Monday. House Republicans…