.ON DECEMBER 6TH Republicans refused President Joe Biden's request for $106bn of backing, the majority of it to help arm Ukraine, on the manner that its regulations to secure The United States's southerly boundary carried out not go far sufficient. A team of legislators right now appear close to striking a bipartisan package on migration regulations, believed to include tougher plans as the price of Republican support. Yet it appears very likely to be defeated in your home of Agents. On January 14th Mike Johnson, your home speaker, said that significant perimeter reform would need to hang around till a Republican was head of state. However on January 17th, after a meeting along with Mr Biden, he hinted that he could be ready for a trade-off besides. Is one most likely?