"Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Border, Ukraine, and Israel Deal"

Senate Republicans blocked a $118 billion package that would have provided funding for foreign aid and revamped America's border and immigration policies, despite a last-minute push to advance a separate $95 billion package stripped of border provisions. The new package would appropriate additional funds for Ukraine, Israel, and humanitarian assistance. The vote reflects a months-long process of bipartisan negotiations that ultimately failed, with Republicans rejecting the proposal and Democrats accusing them of bowing to pressure from former President Donald Trump. The fate of the standalone foreign aid bill in the House remains uncertain.