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A $40 billion Ukraine aid package passed the Senate on Tuesday with relative ease despite opposition from 11 Republicans. The package that passed 86-11 will give Ukraine another round of military and humanitarian assistance as the war with Russia drags on. Despite support from Democratic and GOP leadership, 11 Republicans broke from their party and voted against the aid. The conservative effort to stop the bill first began last week when the House sent the legislation to the Senate, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) objected to the measure. Paul delayed the passage of the bill by a week because he...