[[Democrat]]s have fervently opposed [[Trump]] administration plans to reduce the U.S. military footprint in Europe, and have '''expressed <u>outrage</u> over the [[White House]]’s lack of support for [[Kyiv]] '''and recent '''efforts to reduce economic penalties for [[Moscow]]''' amid the [[Russia-Ukraine war]]. Much like Iran and the boat strikes, congressional Democrats are likely to use funding as a bargaining chip to challenge Trump on both issues. '''Democrats also signaled that regaining a majority''' would help '''speed up''' the passage of '''new [[Ukraine aid|aid packages for Ukraine]]''' | [[Democrat]]s have fervently opposed [[Trump]] administration plans to reduce the U.S. military footprint in Europe, and have '''expressed <u>outrage</u> over the [[White House]]’s lack of support for [[Kyiv]] '''and recent '''efforts to reduce economic penalties for [[Moscow]]''' amid the [[Russia-Ukraine war]]. Much like Iran and the boat strikes, congressional Democrats are likely to use funding as a bargaining chip to challenge Trump on both issues. '''Democrats also signaled that regaining a majority''' would help '''speed up''' the passage of '''new [[Ukraine aid|aid packages for Ukraine]]''' |