U.S. senators agree on border deal to unblock aid to Ukraine - CNN

That's according to CNN, which cites sources familiar with the matter, Ukrinform reports.

"The Senate deal, which is expected to be unveiled as soon as next week, would also speed up the asylum process to consider cases within six months – compared with the current system, under which it could take up to 10 years for asylum seekers," the news story reads.

The details provide a new window into high-profile negotiations that have been going on for months – as Senate leaders hold out hope they can attach the deal to aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as domestic and international crises loom.

President Joe Biden said the deal that Senate negotiators have worked toward is both tough and fair.

"What's been negotiated would – if passed into law – be the toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we've ever had in our country," he said in a statement on Friday.

The plan would also put pressure on Republicans to decide whether to greenlight these new authorities or reject the plan as former President Donald Trump has urged the GOP to defeat anything short of what he calls a “perfect” bill.

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, said in a letter to his colleagues on January 26 that Senate legislation addressing the border and aid to Ukraine and other countries would have been "dead on arrival" in the House, if reports about its terms are true.

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