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Three Democratic senators said Thursday they were launching an investigation into the Trump administration’s more than five-month pause on new sanctions against Russia related to its war in Ukraine. “Instead of taking clearly available steps to pressure the aggressors,
It remains to be seen just how lasting and severe President Donald Trump’s turn against Vladimir Putin will be. Trump has criticized the Russian president in unprecedented terms in recent days and signaled he’ll send vital weapons to Ukraine.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he will bring the first procedural vote to the floor today on the White House’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in spending. It’s not clear he has even the 51 votes necessary to start debate on the package.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said "a turning point regarding Russia invasion of Ukraine is coming" amid a bipartisan effort in Congress to impose new economic sanctions on the Kremlin.
President Donald Trump has followed through on his decision to lift the economic sanctions program on Syria on Monday.
Congressional Republicans are poised to notch their biggest win ever in a yearslong legislative push to enact rules benefiting the cryptocurrency industry — but most eyes during the House GOP’s “crypto week” are likely to be fixed on Democrats.
A declassified CIA memo released Wednesday challenges the work intelligence agencies did to conclude that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election because it wanted Republican Donald Trump to win.
The Trump administration has declared war on a number of enemies. The tools vary, but so far the administration seems to be using the power of investigations more than criminal charges.
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The Kyiv Independent on MSNTrump's pause on Russia sanctions under investigation by Senate DemocratsThree Democratic Senators have launched an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to impose new sanctions against Russia, the legislators announced in a joint statement on July 3. Since taking office in January,
President Trump promised a major announcement on Russia, while more lawmakers are pushing for sanctions against the country amid continued strikes on Ukraine. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Charlie D'Agata have the latest.