The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill to slap new sanctions on Russia and prevent the White House from making any changes without Congressional review today despite the reservations expressed by the Trump administration.
The enormous support from the Senate sets up a showdown between Congress and President Trump. The president expressed a desire to work with Russia throughout his campaign and tasked his secretary of state with improving relations between the two countries, but his policies have faced backlash as several people in Trump's inner circle remain under investigation by Congress and the Department of Justice in probes of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The bill mainly imposes new sanctions on Iran, targeting any individual or company that aids the country’s ballistic missile program, as well as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. After the Senate passed an amendment to the bill by 97 to 2, it now goes after Russia as well.
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