White House Meeting Stirs Faint Hope on Border, Ukraine Deal
- Biden, congressional leaders sit down for first time in months
- Johnson ‘optimistic,’ but Trump demands ‘everything needed’
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Congressional leaders said they were cautiously optimistic about reaching a deal on stricter border security that would unlock funding for Ukraine, following a White House meeting with President Joe Biden.
While lawmakers struck a positive tone, there were few signs of concrete progress Wednesday toward breaking a months-long stalemate that has delayed funding for Kyiv, as well as Israel.