Senate Democrats and Republicans are pushing an image of determined unity in opposing Russian threats to Ukraine, even as disunity and partisan bickering threatens to undermine their message.
The unfolding crisis in Ukraine is creating tensions between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republicans who back a tough military posture toward Russia, and those more aligned with former President Trump’s “America First”
Conservatives are digging in, urging their GOP colleagues to stay in town to vote for proposals to defund President Biden's vaccine mandates as senators struggle to get a deal to quickly pass a bill to avert a government shutdown.