Top US senators unveiled a compromise bill that would renew US aid to Ukraine and tighten immigration rules at the southern border with Mexico, setting up a showdown in Congress that could shape both domestic and foreign policy under Joe Biden.
Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democratic majority in the upper chamber of Congress, released the text of the compromise legislation on Sunday after weeks of fraught negotiations over security assistance to both Ukraine and Israel, as well as the measures to crack down on immigration.
The move sets up a vote on the legislation as soon as this week. It will be the biggest test for Biden’s bid to provide billions of dollars in new security assistance to Kyiv, after the last round of funding ran out at the end of 2023.