Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is forging ahead toward a vote later this week on a package of Ukraine funding that also includes Israel and Taiwan. But he is also facing a choice between potentially losing his job and advancing the aid for Ukraine. After agonizing over how to proceed for days, the Republican speaker texted GOP lawmakers that he will start a days-long push to hold votes on funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as several other foreign policy proposals. The decision to support Ukraine at all has angered conservatives in the House and given energy to a threat to remove him from the speaker’s office.