US Senate’s Border, Ukraine Aid Deal on Path for Vote Next Week
- Schumer says agreement could be released as soon as Friday
- Prospects unclear as Trump, House conservatives oppose deal
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Senate negotiators are closing in on a US migration and Ukraine aid deal and plan to release it as soon as Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced.
Schumer said the long-simmering deal would be made available to the public no later than Sunday and that the Senate would hold the first procedural votes on the measure no later than Feb. 7.