Senate Postpones Recess to Negotiate Ukraine Aid-Immigration Deal, Uncertain if Agreement Possible before Holidays
• Senate delays holiday to work on deal linking Ukraine aid to immigration reforms, plans to return Monday • House has recessed until January 2024, stalling urgent military and financial aid to Ukraine • Senate Republicans demanding tougher asylum policy and border measures in exchange for Ukraine package • Negotiations yielded some progress but doubts a bill can pass before Christmas despite Zelenskyy's visit • House Speaker Johnson and House Republicans not involved in talks, preoccupied with Biden impeachment inquiry