Lawmakers see hope in bipartisan border-Ukraine talks after White House meeting

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Congressional leaders left a meeting at the White House on Wednesday signaling cautious but fresh hope that a bipartisan deal could be reached to fund Ukraine and overhaul policies at the southern border.

Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters after the meeting that a deal on supplemental security funding could come for a vote soon.

"I am more optimistic now that we can come to an agreement on border and Ukraine in one package, along with aid to Israel, along with humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in Gaza, and along with helping Indochina," Schumer said. "I put the chances a little bit greater than half now. And that's the first time I can say that."

McConnell called it a "constructive discussion" and added a deal could "be on the floor next week."

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"We've been talking about this for a very long time. It’s time to try to act," he said upon returning to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

President Biden expressed similar optimism on Thursday.

Asked by Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich whether there were any "sticking points" left in coming to an agreement, Biden said, "I don't think we have any sticking points left."

Wednesday's meeting was intended to be focused on Democrats' $110 billion