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3 PM ET: Foreign aid package, Mayorkas trial underway, Boeing whistleblower testifies & more

CNN 5 Things

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3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with a series of foreign aid bills despite pressure from conservative hardliners. The Homeland Security secretary’s impeachment trial has begun in the Senate. Boeing's reputation took another hit at hearings on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Columbia University’s president testified to a House committee about the school’s response to antisemitism. Plus, we’ll break down the impact record-setting rainfall is having in the United Arab Emirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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with the five things you need to know for Wednesday April 17th.

0:26.0

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced today that he will move forward with bringing a series

0:29.8

of foreign aid bills to the floor.

0:32.4

Johnson released the text for the bills, which

0:34.6

would provide billions for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. His position is

0:39.4

precarious after a second Conservative member called for his resignation, but he still plans to hold a vote

0:44.7

Saturday night. Some moderate Republicans are now expressing displeasure and pushing to pass

0:50.1

more restrictive border security measures first.

0:53.3

Johnson has insisted he will not resign and will not need Democrats help to keep his job,

0:58.3

but he very well might if he wants these aid bills passed. Senators have been sworn in as jurors today in the impeachment

1:05.7

trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Myorkis. House Republicans sent the articles

1:11.2

of impeachment to the Senate Tuesday, the step that

1:13.8

launches a trial. In February, the House voted to impeach Myorkis over his

1:18.3

handling of the southern border. However, Democrats control the Senate and are expected to move quickly to dismiss the case,

1:25.0

while Republicans insist there must be a full trial.

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