.ON DECEMBER 6TH Republicans rejected President Joe Biden's ask for $106bn of funding, most of it to aid arm Ukraine, on the manner that its regulations to safeguard America's southern boundary performed certainly not go far good enough. A team of legislators now appear close to attacking a bipartisan deal on migration regulations, thought to consist of harder policies as the rate of Republican support. But it looks likely to become finished off in your house of Panels. On January 14th Mike Johnson, the House audio speaker, pointed out that purposeful border reform would certainly have to stand by till a Republican was head of state. Yet on January 17th, after an appointment with Mr Biden, he suggested that he could be ready for a trade-off it goes without saying. Is actually one likely?