Senate Democrats Make Final Push on Nuclear Treaty

Supporters of a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia said they’re confident of having enough votes to ratify the accord, even as top Republicans said they will try to delay it until next year.

The Senate yesterday rejected a Republican-sponsored amendment that Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry said would have scuttled the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Lawmakers resumed debate today on the treaty, one of their last major pieces of business before adjourning.