Congress Breaks for Holidays Leaving Ukraine Aid in Limbo

Global Challenges Mount as Support for U.S. Involvement Abroad Wanes

Congress broke for the holidays with continued aid for Ukraine nearly exhausted. The Biden administration plans to send one more aid package before the new year, but says it will be the last unless Congress approves more money.
Support for U.S. involvement abroad, particularly aid to Ukraine, is slipping in Congress even as global conflicts and unrest increase. This is partly due to the influence of Donald Trump, the former president who is now the Republican Party front-runner.
Leaders of traditional allies Britain and France have implored Western nations to continue their robust support, but Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is emboldened and building up resources for a fresh effort as the war heads towards its third year.
The fate of roughly $61 billion in funding for Ukraine is tied to delicate policy negotiations on Capitol Hill over border and immigration changes.
Congressional leaders are trying to rally members to address global challenges they say are among the most difficult in decades: the largest land invasion of a European nation since World War II, a war between Israel and Hamas, unrest and economic calamity driving historic levels of migration and China asserting itself as a superpower.