Senate passes a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after almost a week of debate and growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. A small group of Republican senators who are strongly opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through the night, arguing that the U.S. should focus on its own problems before sending more money overseas. But 22 Republicans voted with nearly all Democrats in the early morning Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2024) to pass the package 70-29, with supporters arguing that abandoning Ukraine could embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and threaten national security across the globe.