What happens when the highest priorities of American foreign policy collide with the most complicated politics of Washington?

Well, that’s the story of the biggest legislative negotiation of the year: the $106 billion emergency supplemental bill.

Back in October, Joe Biden was looking at a simple, seemingly clever, deal: tie aid to Ukraine and aid to Israel together.

The Republicans who opposed aid to Ukraine all supported aid to Israel so they would hold their noses and vote for the whole package.

The Democrats who opposed aid to Israel all supported aid to Ukraine so they would do the same.

(As a side note: everyone seems OK with the third big chunk of........

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