A dozen hard-line Republicans ground business to a halt in protest of the deal Speaker Mike Johnson struck with Democrats to avert a shutdown, leaving the funding package in limbo.
But leaders of both parties cited steady progress on a package tying Ukraine military assistance to tougher border policies and hope for a deal early next month.
The minority leader took an oblique swipe at Donald Trump’s rhetoric about migrants “poisoning the blood” of the country, but others like Senator Tommy Tuberville defended him.
Efforts to speed military assistance to Ukraine are being punted to 2024, as negotiators remain short of a deal Republicans have demanded to pair the aid with a border crackdown.