U.S. Congress nears deal on Ukraine aid, government funding bill

Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress were expected on Tuesday to release a bill providing billions of dollars in emergency aid to Ukraine, as well as money to fund the government through Sept. 30 and address COVID-19, according to a source.

The bill providing $1.5 trillion for defense and nondefense discretionary spending, which is expected to include roughly $12 billion to help Ukraine respond to Russia's invasion, headed toward release after Democrats agreed to lower their COVID-19 request to around $15 billion, down from the White House's initial $22.5 billion request....