Posted 11/28/2023, 11:00:00 AM
McConnell Faces Test Uniting GOP on Ukraine Aid Without Border Deal
- McConnell faces test of rallying GOP support for Ukraine aid as Democrats push defense bill without border deal
- Ukraine close to exhausting weapons; failure by Congress to provide more aid could let Russia regain advantage
- McConnell broke with Speaker Johnson on splitting Israel and Ukraine aid, wants them tied together
- Impasse remains over Republican demands for immigration reforms in exchange for Ukraine funding
- Opposition to Ukraine funding rising in House; fate depends on border security talks and McConnell push for GOP votes