Trump's long shadow shows the internal division of Republicans in the US Capitol. The growing influence of the presidential candidate among Republican legislators causes cracks in the group and leads to a day with several lost votes.

Democrats plan to present to a vote this Wednesday the allocation of $118 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific without contributions for control of the border with Mexico. But as it has become clear that, barring a major surprise, Trump will be the Republican candidate in the November presidential elections, his influence in Congress has continued to expand.