The Biden admin is expected to lock up millions of acres across the National Petroleum Reserve, an oil-rich block of federal land in Alaska designated by Congress for development.

The House Rules Committee late Thursday night advanced a package of foreign aid bills — but only with help from Democrats who, in a rare move, supported the procedural vote amid opposition from a trio of hardline Republicans. The panel voted 9-3 to adopt the rule, which governs debate for the legislation, with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.),...