Congress Returns to Debate Foreign Aid Amid GOP Border Security Demands

Negotiations on aid to Israel and Ukraine intensify, with Republicans insisting on border security enhancements as a condition for further aid to Ukraine.

Congress is set to focus on aid to Israel and Ukraine, but GOP demands over U.S. border and migration policies could slow or even derail negotiations.
Republicans have gained support for a bid to use U.S. southern border security enhancements as a condition for any further aid to Ukraine.
Democrats are cautiously engaging in those negotiations, while blocking GOP efforts to separate Israel aid from funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies like Taiwan.
Negotiations among key lawmakers continued during the break and are expected to pick up steam when the Senate returns on Monday, and the House on Tuesday.
The Democratic-led Senate is crafting an aid package based on the $106 billion emergency funding request President Joe Biden sent Congress in October.