Border-Ukraine Aid Deal Stalls Despite Progress in Talks
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McConnell privately warned Biden a border-Ukraine deal was unlikely before year's end, then went public with that message, injecting uncertainty.
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Distrust over linking border policy and Ukraine aid slowed negotiations, until high-level administration officials joined Dec. 12.
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Talks progressed on changes to asylum law and new expulsion authority, but deal still not reached before Congress left for holidays.
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House Republicans insist on hardline border provisions tied to Ukraine aid, imperiling bipartisan Senate compromise.
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Despite missed deadlines, senators vow to continue border-Ukraine talks into January with White House newly engaged.