US Senate moves forward $95bn Ukraine and Israel aid package

After many setbacks and much suspense, the Senate appeared on track this week to approve a long-awaited package of wartime funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Republicans opponents staged a filibuster to register their disapproval over a measure they could not block. The Senate passed a procedural vote on Monday, voting 66 to 33, to move the bill forward. Senators had worked through the weekend on the roughly $95bn emergency spending package, which cleared a series of procedural hurdles as it moved toward final passage. The chamber was expected to take another vote on the legislation on Monday night…