"Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Border Deal and Threaten Ukraine Aid"
Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package tied to Ukraine aid, leading to a scramble to salvage the funding for Kyiv. The GOP's rejection of the border package left the future of Ukraine's defense against Russia uncertain, with a deeply divided Republican conference struggling to find support for the wartime funding. The impasse has halted arms shipments to Ukraine, and the Senate floor settled into a stall as Republicans sought votes for the aid. The revamped $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, and other allies includes sanctions against criminal enterprises trafficking fentanyl into the U.S., but it remains unclear whether it would gain support in the House.
