Senate Democrats gained a temporary victory late Tuesday when 21 Republicans joined with them in voting to remove a procedural obstacle to passage of the  Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the federal government open through Dec. 16 and approves more than $15 billion in additional military and operational aid for Ukraine.
The 22 GOP senators voting for the motion to invoke cloture and proceed to consideration of the CR joined with all 50 Senate Democrats on a 72-23 roll call. The Senate will reconvene  on Wednesday morning and take up final action on the CR.
Besides additional aid to Ukraine, the CR provides $1 billion more for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and $2 billion in emergency disaster aid assistance. There are also provisions making $2.5 billion available in compensation for victims of a devastating New Mexico wildfire….