The dispute over the budget in the USA reveals the division among Republicans in Congress. The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has come under fire within his group.
Party colleagues from the right-wing fringe are pushing Johnson ahead of them and threatening to drive him out of office. They are also opposed to new aid for Ukraine, which is being attacked by Russia. Congress passed a $1.2 trillion budget package that will fund the U.S. government through the end of September.