House Republicans Weigh Options Amid Doubts on Senate Border Deal

Published on January 31, 2024

Republicans in the House majority are contemplating their next moves in negotiations for a border security deal amid growing doubts about a Senate breakthrough. Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have been deliberating for months over a supplemental spending bill sought by President Joe Biden that pairs U.S. border security with aid to the governments of Israel and Ukraine, along with other spending matters. Congressional Republicans have been largely supportive of sending new rounds of aid to Israel as the country seeks to eliminate Hamas in the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, congressional Republicans have been more divided as to whether the United States should continue to assist the Ukrainian government in its war with Russia....