Schumer plans to advance Ukraine funding as soon as Dec. 4


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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) informed his colleagues in a letter Sunday that he will bring legislation to the Senate floor funding the war in Ukraine and providing aid to Israel “as soon as the week of December 4th.” Schumer warned senators that time is running out for Ukrainian forces, and he identified GOP senators’ demands for immigration policy reforms as “the biggest holdup to the national security assistance package.” The Democratic leader indicated he’ll give Senate negotiators at least another week to hammer out a compromise on asylum reform and border security funding but signaled they have limited...