GOP Senators Pump Brakes on Pre-Christmas Deal for Ukraine Aid and Immigration
• Senate Republicans say no deal on Ukraine aid and border security before Christmas, expect negotiations to continue into January • Disagreements remain over asylum rules, "humanitarian parole," requirements for migrants to seek asylum in other countries first • Some Senate Republicans urging leadership to wait for House to reconvene in January before making any deal • Bipartisan group of negotiators continue to meet but acknowledge lack of transparency around talks is concern • Schumer tried to sound optimistic about "significant progress" but had to scrap plans for vote this week with no deal in sight