The Rolling Stone article also notes that in 2017, Massie had met with Maria Butina, a Russian citizen who was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2019 after admitting to acting as an unregistered foreign agent to infiltrate conservative political groups and influence foreign policy to Russia's benefit before and after the 2016 election.

He said the House Rules committee also would be posting text on a separate border security bill and vote on final passage to be on Saturday evening.

Speaker Mike Johnson puts his job at risk and cobbles together legislation President Biden supports, but some members of his party absolutely hate.