An agreement on legislation to spend more on US border security while also helping Ukraine and Israel was moribund Thursday, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell turning away from touting the legislation as more details about the proposal emerged. NY Post Political Reporter Josh Christenson shares this story. McConnell (R-Ky.), 81, forcefully made the case on the Senate floor Wednesday in favor of the $106 billion package, first requested by President Biden in October. “This is in the United States’ direct interest for authoritarians not to feel free to redraw maps by force,” he said of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine, while adding that the “Senate will very soon have a chance to restore our sovereignty at the southern border.” But McConnell made no mention of either Ukraine or the border in his Thursday morning floor speech after hardline Republicans griped to reporters that their caucus had lost its “leverage” over the deal. McConnell also privately acknowledged to his conference Wednesday afternoon that with former President Donald Trump on a glide path to the 2024 GOP nomination, Senate Republicans “don’t want to do anything to undermine him,” Punchbowl News reported. Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/01/25/news/senate-border-deal-appears-dead-as-mcconnell-pivots-new-leaked-draft-emerges/ #senate #border #migrants #ukraine The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost