Border Talks Delay Ukraine Aid as Democrats Push for Border Security Deal

Congress has abandoned efforts to provide emergency military aid to Ukraine before the end of the year, as negotiators failed to reach a deal that would tie the aid to a crackdown on migration across the US-Mexico border. The fate of Ukraine aid and the task of drafting new immigration laws will now be postponed until early next year, along with the challenge of reaching a broader spending agreement to avoid a government shutdown. Negotiations between lawmakers continue, but with only days left before Christmas, a conclusion before the holiday is unlikely.