U.S. Senate Passes $1.5 Trillion Funding Bill with Ukraine Aid

The Senate passed a full year $1.5 trillion federal funding bill that wards off a possible government shutdown while also providing Ukraine with aid to respond to the Russian invasion of its territory.

A bipartisan sense of urgency to approve the $13.6 billion for humanitarian and security aid in response to Russia’s attack led to an overwhelming 68 to 31 vote on the legislation.

The measure, which passed the House Wednesday, now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. For majority Democrats, completing the bill in an era of hyper-partisanship counts as a major achievement. The government ...