Senate overwhelmingly votes to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, center, is flanked by Paivi Nevala, minister counselor of the Finnish Embassy, left, and Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden's ambassador to the U.S.
(Image credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate on Wednesday voted to admit Sweden and Finland into NATO.

With a vote of 95 to 1 — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) voted no and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted present — the Senate approved a resolution to ratify membership to the two countries.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.