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U.S. arms are flowing back into Ukraine. The delivery is resuming a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military and intelligence aid to Kiev,

after Ukrainian leaders signaled

they would be open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington. MPR's Greg Marey says it's a bit

of a shift from more positive comments about Russia recently. One certainty about Trump is that he's

unpredictable. His recent remarks on Russia prompted all this commentary that decades of U.S. foreign policy were being reversed now with a sympathetic view toward Russia.

Yet the past couple days have looked more familiar. The U.S. says in Ukraine say they're in sync on the ceasefire plan.

Zelensky called it positive. Trump said just today that the next move is up to Russia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hoped a truce could start within days. And if Russia said

no, that would be highly unfortunate. NPR's Greg Mirey. Senate Democrats say they opposed the bill

the House passed Tuesday that keeps the federal government funded through September. NPR's Deidre Walsh reports the debate is bumping up against a midnight deadline Friday to

avoid a shutdown. After the House approved the six-month spending bill largely along party lines,

Republican leaders called on Senate Democrats to back it or be blamed for a shutdown.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says GOP leaders don't have the 60 votes needed to get around a filibuster.

He says Congress should instead pass a one-month stopgap measure.

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