Happy Thursday! It's almost the weekend, unless you're a member of the Senate, which, as usual, has already adjourned until Monday. Rand Paul Blocks Quick Senate Passage of $40 Billion Ukraine Aid Bill Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday blocked speedy Senate passage of a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, defying leaders of both parties who urged lawmakers to approve the military and economic assistance quickly and warning that “we cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy.”