The passage of the National Security package, which includes new funding for Ukraine, will be the next goal for the Senate following the temporary budget, states the leader of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, on X. He announces that today, on January 18, the Senate will pass a temporary budget to prevent a government shutdown – the cessation of the U.S. government’s operations due to the budget not being passed within the designated timeframe. “Once Congress avoids a shutdown, it is my goal for the Senate to move forward to the national security supplemental as soon as possible…